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The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VI and the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) Region Office VI recently convened to strengthen regional coordination for the implementation for the Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (EPAHP) Program.

New Lucena, Iloilo, became the first town in Region 6 to utilize NP-CP for their SFP, awarding a Php1.12 million contract to Pinili Development Cooperative for nutritious food supplies to 26 daycare centers, as monitored by DSWD Field Office VI. This initiative, part of the EPAHP program, empowers local CBOs and aims to encourage other LGUs in the region to adopt NP-CP.

The EPAHP RPMO met with the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) - Revenue Region 11, Assistant Regional Director Ms. Jona Ruth G. Alonte joined by Legal Assistant Division Chief Atty. Mary Ann G. Suganob, OIC-Division Chief Ms. Ma. Lorna E. Mallare, Administrative Officer V Ms. Maria Vilma E. Elle from the Administrative and HRM Division, and discuss potential partnership between the agency and the EPAHP Program.

The DSWD Field Office VI – Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (EPAHP) Program, in partnership with the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP), conducted CBO mapping to validate two SLP Associations in Sibunag, Guimaras.

The Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (EPAHP) RPMO FO VI conducts Community-Based Organization (CBO) mapping activities on 120 CBOs in 2024.

Muntinlupa City (18 November 2024) - The Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty - Regional Program Management Office of CALABARZON (EPAHP-RPMO) conducted CBO Validation to CBOs based in Tanay and Baras in Rizal and in Magallanes, Cavite last 03 October 2024 and 04-05 November respectively. The Municipal Agriculturist Offices of said LGUs assisted the EPAHP-RPMO during the validation.

(Sampaloc, Quezon, September 23, 2024): Present at the meeting were Ms. Amelina Garigues (MSWDO) and BAC officers: Ms. Mary Grace Capisonda, Ms. Roseller Alzola, Ms. Annalyn Salvatus, Ms. Anne Lorraine Chavez, Ms. Lovelyn Villanera, and Mr. Sheenley Jole Satoh.

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office XI, through the Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (EPAHP), conducted a ceremonial signing of agreements with the Sustainable Livelihood Program Associations (SLPAs), Irrigators Cooperative, Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Organizations (ARBOs) and Local Rice Farmers on October 17, 2024 at Davao City.

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office XI participated in the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement Government Network Meeting by the National Nutrition Council XI on September 30, 2024, in Davao City.

Community-Based Organization Capacity Building and Empowerment Training

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office IV-A, through its Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (EPAHP) Program, conducted its Year End Assembly Meeting with its Regional Convergence Team (RCT) on September 6, 2024 at Lucena City Government Complex (New Lucena City Hall), Lucena City, Quezon.

The Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (EPAHP) RPMO FO VI conducts community-based organization (CBO) mapping activities at Makato and Lezo, Aklan on August 28-29, 2024.

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office XI through the Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (EPAHP) has successfully conducted a series of Social Preparation Activities to prepare the community based organizations for the market linkage projects to its partners from July to August 2024 in Davao Region in participation of the Supplementary Feeding Program (SFP).

Lucena City, Quezon (16 August 2024) - The Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty - Regional Program Management Office IV-A (EPAHP-RPMO IV-A) facilitated the awareness of SLPAs, IAs and association involved in food production or food manufacturing on the market potential of institutional feeding program and the need to complete their registration and accreditation to government regulatory bodies. The CBO Conference was held at Lucena City Hall last 16 August 2024. 9 SLPAs, IAs and other farmer groups from Lucena City, Sariaya and Tiaong participated in the said activity.

EPAHP RPMO IV-A in partnership with Philippine Information Agency (PIA - CALABARZON) conducted the Bagong Calabarzon Barangay Forum at Morong, Rizal providing the local farmers with information on government programs and initiatives towards mitigating hunger, food and nutrition security and reducing poverty.

LOOK | The DSWD Field Office XI, through its Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (EPAHP) and the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) Region XI, facilitated the Midyear Assessment and Planning Workshop for the members of the Regional Convergence Team on August 2, 2024, at the Mindanao Training Center, NIA Compound, Davao City.

EPAHP RPMO IV-A validated four community-based organizations (CBOs) in Batangas City, assessing their technical, legal, and financial capacity to supply DSWD Feeding Programs. The validation reaffirms the use of Negotiated Procurement Community Participation in implementing DSWD Feeding Programs.