Manila, Sept. 17 -- Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian inspected two major projects implemented under the Kapitbisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) in the remote barangays of Janiuay, Iloilo, on Wednesday.

Gatchalian said they would like to know their impact on recipient communities as they prepare for the implementation of the Panahon ng Pagkilos-Philippine Community Resilience Project, the flagship program of the DSWD on climate change, in 2026.

The two projects included the Kuyot-Calmay hanging foot bridge in Barangay Kuyot, serving three barangays, and the Carigangan Bridge in Barangay Carigangan, benefitting seven villages, both im...