For 45-year-old Ma. Gracia Paguia, it took just one survey to change her family’s life. “Napakahirap talaga ng buhay. Kahit anong gawin namin, hindi talaga sumasapat ang kita namin para sa aming mga pangangailangan,” she shared. With six children, Gracia struggles to budget her husband’s income as a construction worker for all their family’s needs. continue reading : A lot has changed
50 youths complete internship program in DSWD
A total of 50 youths from the CALABARZON Region were employed by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) from April to June 2015 under the Government Internship Program (GIP). The GIP is a component of the government’s Kabataan 2000 program and is open to 18 to 24 years old male or female youths continue reading : 50 youths complete internship program in DSWD
The act of fulfilling others’ dreams
BREAKING THE CYCLE. Fe Cabungcal, 58, from Brgy. Mainit Sur in Perez, Quezon Province experienced sharing classrooms with other grade levels when she was a student. Even her children, who are now working, experienced the same thing. Now that her grandchildren will soon start schooling, she’s glad that she made a way to break the continue reading : The act of fulfilling others’ dreams
DSWD, NCST sign partnership for skills training, employment
SKILLS TRAINING FOR EMPLOYMENT. DSWD IV-A Regional Director Leticia T. Diokno (2nd from right) and NCST President and Executive Officer Emerson Atanacio (3rd from right) sign a Memorandum of Agreement for the provision of skills training on Certificate in Manufacturing Technology for the beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program. The said agreement is part continue reading : DSWD, NCST sign partnership for skills training, employment
No longer alone
For at least three years, 45-year-old Mayra Señeres of Brgy. Silangan Talaongan in Cavinti, Laguna Province felt she’s alone in taking care of the needs of her six children and her one mentally-challenged and two physically-challenged siblings after her husband suffered from stroke. As a caretaker of a vacation home who earns about Php1,500 a continue reading : No longer alone
CONVERGING SERVICES FOR THE POOR
Ms. Nerissa Abela, representative from Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), answers questions of beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program regarding the free health insurance offered to them by the agency during a dialogue between program beneficiaries from Lucban, Quezon and the members of the regional and provincial advisory committees last June 10, 2015. PhilHealth continue reading : CONVERGING SERVICES FOR THE POOR