SDS field teams underwent comprehensive training for the Department of Social Welfare and Development's (DSWD) External Spot Check for Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program Operations (4Ps Spot Check 2025) at Hotel Veniz in Baguio City, from March 1 to 8, 2026, amid festivities of the Panagbenga Flower Festival.

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Nestled along the tranquil shores of Cebu City, the cultural heart of the Philippines' vibrant fishing heritage, SDS facilitated a comprehensive training for the  Conduct of Baseline Survey and Study for the Philippine Fisheries and Coastal Resiliency Project (FishCoRe)  from March 24 to 31, 2026, at One Central Hotel.

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DSWD 4Ps Spot Check 2025 of the Department of Social Welfare and Development officially kicked off in October 2025. After initiation and preliminary planning of the project, the Pilot Test for the data gathering was held on 13^th to 21^st November at Cagayan de Oro and Bukidnon.

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SDS held on the 12^th to 17^th November,the training of field staff for Phase 2 of the Baseline Survey for the Mindanao Inclusive Agricultural Development Project of the Department of Agriculture in Cagayande Oro City.

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