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A great honor and pride! 🎉 The EPAHP RPMO XII Team is recognized as a Regional PRAISE 2025 Awardee for Best Knowledge Management (KM) Initiative, with our entry entitled “Roots of Partnership, Fruit of Success.” 🌱🍎 and nomineee as Praise 2025 Best Operation Office. This recognition reflects our strong collaboration, hard work, and shared commitment to fight hunger and poverty through the Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (EPAHP) Program. Heartfelt thanks to our Regional Management, EPAHP Team, and our internal and external partners for the continuous support and inspiration. Indeed, this success is for all of us!

Magpet, Cotabato Province – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through its EPAHP, SLP, and Supplementary Feeding Program (SFP), oversaw the 4th delivery of nutritious meals for 52 day care centers in Magpet under SFP Cycle 15. The Kamada SLP Association, via Negotiated Procurement–Community Participation (NPCP), led the distribution to support early childhood nutrition. Present during the activity were Mrs. Merilyn Guerra of SFP, Mr. Dante Saud of SLP, and Mr. Romel Camaganacan, Head of the Supply Office, who inspected the quality and quantity of the food items. EPAHP XII lauded the Kamada SLP Association for their timely and efficient delivery, reflecting strong community ownership. Mrs. Guerra stressed that this initiative is not just food provision but an investment in the health and future of Magpet’s young learners. #BawatBuhayMahalagaSaDSWD

Koronadal City, July 4, 2025, EPAHP, led by RPC Ibrahim Sangcupan and the regional team, in partnership with Lutayan Mayor Datu Yassin Mangudadatu, successfully conducted an orientation on the Negotiated Procurement – Community Participation (NPCP) in Koronadal City. The activity aimed to prepare for the 2026 rollout by empowering farmers and community groups to become direct government suppliers. Mayor Mangudadatu expressed full support and committed to aligning next steps with the LGU’s BAC and procurement team, signaling strong local leadership toward inclusive development. In another meaningful event, EPAHP celebrated a simple but powerful breakthrough through its partnership with Mall of ACE Centerpoint and community-based organizations (CBOs). The Highland Vegetable Farmers Agriculture Cooperative delivered its first batch of fresh produce to the mall—marking not just a sale, but a step toward market dignity and recognition. With the support of ACE Centerpoint, this effort gave farmers direct access to a fairer, more stable market. Cooperative leaders Johnny Tolentino and Renante Gegantoca shared their gratitude, saying this opportunity brought them hope and pride. The mall also offered better prices than local middlemen and paid in cash ensuring immediate income for farmers and their families. These two activities reflect EPAHP’s growing impact: empowering communities, building partnerships, and creating real opportunities for local farmers to thrive. #BawatBuhayMahalagaSaDSWD

Tboli, South Cotabato — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Officer 12, through the Supplementary Feeding Program (SFP) and in collaboration with EPAHP and the LGU of Tboli, successfully completed the 1st delivery of Cycle 15 food commodities today. The on-time delivery was made possible through one of our trusted partner CBOs, the Highland Vegetable Farmers Agriculture Cooperative, represented by Mr. Renante Gegantoca and Mr. Johnny Tolentino. This milestone reflects our continued commitment to support local farmers while ensuring nutritious meals for day care children in Tboli.

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through the Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (EPAHP) 12, held its 2nd Kape’ta Meeting with supply-side partners at Venue 88 Hotel, General Santos City. The meeting aimed to plan ahead for 2026 and strengthen the Negotiated Procurement - Community Participation (NP-CP) approach. This approach helps local community groups (CBOs) take part in government programs, especially in providing food and livelihood support. Regional Director Loreto V. Cabaya Jr. joined the event, along with the EPAHP team and different partner agencies. Together, they shared ideas and plans to make EPAHP stronger and more effective in the coming year. A main part of the activity was a workshop and encoding session, where the group worked on a CBO mapping template for Region 12. This will help in knowing which groups are active and ready to partner with the government. Agencies present were DSWD-SLP, NIA Region 12, PhilRice Region 12, DAR Region 12, and Mahintana Foundation. All of them committed to support EPAHP’s mission to fight hunger, reduce poverty, and help communities grow through teamwork and shared effort.

Calamba, Laguna (11 July 2025) - Pormal na inilunsad ng DOLE CALABARZON, sa pakikipagtulungan sa DSWD IV-A, ang TUPAD ZERO HUNGER nitong 11 July 2025 sa Hotel Marciano, Calamba, Laguna. Nagkakahalagang P14,332,400 ang ilalaang pondo para sa pagpapatupad ng TUPAD ZERO HUNGER sa CALABARZON.

(Pililla, Rizal) - Dalawang lokal na kooperatiba ang nagsilbing supplier ng pagkain para sa 14th Cycle ng DSWD Supplementary Feeding Program sa bayan ng Pililla. Ito ay ang Pililla Farmers Agriculture Cooperative (PFAC) na syang nag-supply ng bigas at wet goods at ang Better Pililla Women’s Multi-Purpose Cooperative (MPC) na syang nag-supply ng mga dry goods tulad ng noodles, mantika at mga pampalasa.

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VI has implemented the Negotiated Procurement – Community Participation (NP-CP) method for rice procurement in Centers and Residential Care Facilities (CRCFs), as recommended by the Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (EPAHP) Program. On March 26, a total of 45 sacks of rice, were distributed: 20 sacks to the Regional Center for Women, New Lucena and 25 sacks to the Home for Girls in Cabatuan

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.

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