CSWDO continues to help drug users and rescue mendicants

The City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) under acting head Liza Bulayungan continues to work with partner agencies and faith-based groups in implementing the Integrated Participatory Community Building Program (IPCBP) for persons who use drugs or PWUDs.

CSWDO administrative officer IV Nestor Mestito, in Monday’s flag-raising rites at City Hall, April 25, said 158 PWUDs religiously attended life skills sessions and other activities for their eventual rehabilitation.

He added that anti-mendicancy rescue and monitoring activities especially at the central business district are being regularly conducted in partnership with the Baguio City Police Office and Public Order and Safety Division.

“Mendicants are still visible in the streets begging and putting themselves at risk of the (Covid-19) virus and accidents aside from violating the anti-mendicancy law,” Mestito said.

He said the mendicants were provided with task-oriented counseling, family food packs and other services while some were turned-over and referred to other local government units for provision of services.-Gaby B. Keith

CSWDO bares first quarter accomplishments

28 April 2022 – A total of 135 couples in the first quarter of this year underwent Marriage Enrichment Services aimed to uphold and strengthen family relationships according to the City Social and Welfare Development Office (CSWDO) under acting head Liza Bulayungan.

In Monday’s flag-raising rites at City Hall, April 25, CSWDO administrative officer IV Nestor Mestito said that P1,630,600 were extended to 385 beneficiaries under his office’s Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations (AICS) program.

He disclosed that 215 clients also accessed the Medical Assistance Fund provided by city officials at the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center amounting to P550,700 during the same period.

The clients were likewise referred to different partner government and private entities for the provision of further assistance, Mestito said.

With the implementation of their regular programs and services, he explained that the CSWDO was able to serve 12,395 clients from all sectors.

“This means that the CSWDO was able to accomplish 31.9 percent of its target or planned number of clients for this year,” Mestito claimed. – Gaby B. Keith