“Kung tutulong ka, tumulong ka. ‘Wag kang mag-eexpect ng anumang kapalit.” Venus Panlilio, a resident of the island municipality of Polillo, Quezon, still recalls how her late father instilled this attitude to her and her four other siblings. Despite their financial struggles, her father, a fisherman, would exemplify this through working as a volunteer football continue reading : Ready to help others in need
As a third year college student, Robelyn Kalaw needs all the financial help she can get. Robelyn, a resident of Brgy. Lusacan, Tiaong, Quezon, is the eldest of four siblings from a household with no stable sources of income. Their family, who has been a beneficiary of the DSWD’s Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) since continue reading : The right career choice
A family’s taste of success For a family whose main source of income is working as laborers in a sugarcane farm through the years, the Hitosis Family describes their current status as a ‘sweet’ success. “Hindi perpekto ang aming pamilya, may mga pagkakataon na hindi kami nagkakasundo. Subalit nanatili kaming magkakabuklod-buklod upang makamit ang tagumpay,” continue reading : ‘Sing tamis ng tubo
It may have been a short stint, but it has shaped her big time as a future educator. Dyna Lyn Rongo, a resident of Brgy. San Isidro Ilaya, General Luna, Quezon and a student of Southern Luzon State University, did not hesitate to enlist as a tutor when she heard about the Tara Basa! Tutoring continue reading : Gaining experience as a future educator
Paano kung wala na, itutuloy pa ba? Sa pusod ng tahimik na baryo ng Mapulot Sitio Labak, Tagkawayan, Quezon, matatagpuan ang isang pamilyang kilala sa kanilang kasipagan at matibay na determinasyon—mga pinagmumulan ng tagumpay sa gitna ng unos ng kahirapan. Sa lilim ng mga punong kawayan, maririnig ang bawat hakbang ng amang magsasaka na humahalik continue reading : Pagsindi sa Punding Ilaw
From August 14 to September 2, the DSWD Field Office IV-A has disbursed a total of PhP 38.11 M worth of cash assistance for the implementation of the Tara Basa! Tutoring Program benefitting a total of 7,059 learners in the province of Quezon and in the city of Bacoor, Cavite. The cash assistance was provided continue reading : Tara Basa benefits 7,059 learners in CALABARZON
