She is the fourth among six children, and she worried a lot about her family’s future. Lanie Villostas, 20, a resident of Brgy. Iba, Taal, Batangas, used to wonder what’s in store for her. Her three elder siblings were able to finish high school and despite wanting to go to college, they needed to change continue reading : Pag-asa ng batang nangangarap

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is set to register around 21,000 poor households in the CALABARZON Region as new beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program by the end of the year. To date, the Department is conducting validation of potential beneficiaries across the region. These potential beneficiaries are those included in continue reading : DSWD to register more poor families in 4Ps by end of year

At the age of 66, Carmelita Guerrero of Santo Cristo, Dasmariñas, Cavite should’ve been at the comforts of her home resting and at leisure. However, due to a series of deaths that followed her family, her husband and daughter, Carmelita was compelled to go against the despair and inconvenience brought by her family’s tragedy and continue reading : Woven

Climbing the 930 steps to the top of Tayak Hill, three mothers cannot hide their joy and pride. When they have reached the summit where a large cross stands, with the view of the rest of Laguna Province on one side and a view of Mt. San Cristobal on the other, they are a picture continue reading : Tanaw de Rizal—pride and joy of the residents who made it known

Along the national highway going to the town proper of Real, Quezon Province, houses are commonly adorned with colorful ‘walis tambo.’ These ‘walis tambo’ are not simply household cleaning materials nor a source of income for the residents. These are products of the residents’ and the local government unit’s love for their environment. In 2004, continue reading : ‘Walis Tambo’—more than just livelihood products in Real, Quezon

In the agricultural community of Brgy. Bautista, San Pablo, Laguna stands a house filled with sacks of fruits and vegetables.  The place is owned by Asencia de Castro, a local and a seasoned ‘biahera’ who buys these goods from local farmers and sells them in Manila for the past 20 years. According to Asencia, what continue reading : Mga biahera ng Bautista