A HAPPY FAMILY. A family-beneficiary of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program enjoys the rare moments they can have fun with one another as part of the Family Day celebration initiated by the DSWD and Jollibee Foods Corporation. The Family Day, held last June 10, 2013 in Nagcarlan, Laguna, taught couples on strengthening their relationships and families continue reading : DSWD, JOLLIBEE BRING PANTAWID FAMILIES TOGETHER
HEALTH AND STITCHES
ONE LAST STITCH. Julia Bilangdal, 35, a beneficiary of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, sees new hope in her final challenge during the TESDA-assessment of her skills in Dressmaking. As part of the Kalahi-CIDSS Livelihood for Urban Poor Communities, she is able to acquire dressmaking skills that she can use to bring more income for her continue reading : HEALTH AND STITCHES
ENSURING SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE POOR
APPRECIATING THE PARTNERSHIP. DSWD IV-A Regional Director Leticia T. Diokno thanks members of the civil society organizations (CSOs) for their commitment to help the beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program after the signing of the Memorandum of Agreement between DSWD and three other CSOs last June 7, 2013 in San Pablo City, Laguna.*** The Department continue reading : ENSURING SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE POOR
TAKING PART IN A MEN’S WORLD
Construction is predominantly a men’s world. With the physical strength required to perform tedious tasks, women are usually out of the equation. But, under the Kalahi-CIDSS program, it isn’t true anymore.*** Regina San Agustin, 43, and Lucila Pustrado, 49, are only two women who prove that there are no limits as to what they can continue reading : TAKING PART IN A MEN’S WORLD
FINDING HER HOME, FINALLY
Lola Raga laughs as she shares her happiness in finally finding a home at Haven for the Elderly in Tanay, Rizal.*** When her relatives thought of her as a burden, a 70-year-old grandmother found acceptance in the company of other older persons. Flocerfina Raga or Lola Raga, who hailed from Leyte Province, used to be continue reading : FINDING HER HOME, FINALLY
TRADITION VS. CHANGE
RESPECTING TRADITIONS. Emily Sarmiento, together with her tribesmen, performs a ritual prayer during the Katutubo Caravan held in Brgy. Puray, Rodriguez, Rizal. With the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, her traditional views on health and education are changed, which promise a better future for her children.*** “Bakit ba pinipilit nyo sa aming mga Katutubo ang inyong continue reading : TRADITION VS. CHANGE