DSWD serenades ‘clients’ on Valentine’s Day

The employees staged the mini-show, dubbed as “Harana sa Crisis Intervention Unit”, as part of the department’s 66th anniversary celebration. Members of the Opism8 Band and the DSWD Chorale performed songs from different genres, among them “Fame” and “Don’t Dream It’s Over”, and the OPM songs “Torete” and “Salamat”. (Photo: DSWD 12- Crisis Intervention Unit/ Facebook)

MANILA –Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) employees on Valentine’s Day serenaded “clients” of the Crisis Intervention Unit (CIU) as they waited in line to receive financial assistance from the department.

The employees staged the mini-show, dubbed as “Harana sa Crisis Intervention Unit”, as part of the department’s 66th anniversary celebration. Members of the Opism8 Band and the DSWD Chorale performed songs from different genres, among them “Fame” and “Don’t Dream It’s Over”, and the OPM songs “Torete” and “Salamat”.

The clients were also given free snacks and water as they watched the show.

Social Welfare Secretary Judy Taguiwalo was on hand to greet everyone a Happy Valentine’s Day.

“Because it’s Valentine’s Day, the DSWD under President Duterte affirms its promise to provide prompt and compassionate service, without corruption,” she said.

In her closing message, DSWD Protective Services Bureau (PSB) director, Ma. Alicia Bonoan, said the department will do its best to improve the Assistance to Individuals/Families in Crisis Situation (AICS) program.

The AICS, one of the major programs of the DSWD-CIU, provides immediate education, burial, transportation and medical assistance to those in crisis situations.

In 2016, the DSWD disbursed a total of PHP2.18 billion in assistance to 706,061 clients in need of financial aid nationwide.

Meanwhile, a similar show was conducted by employees of the DSWD-National Capital Region as a treat for their clients on Valentine’s Day.