Ten years old Ma. Franzlyn Manalo, of Brgy Makina, Balete, Batangas Province is one of the 600,000 children-beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program in CALABARZON. She does not mind the distance she walks everyday from their house to her school and back, because what is important for her is not miss a class and get continue reading : 600K children completed school year 2013-14 through Pantawid Pamilya
ENGAGING THE CSOs.
Representatives from selected civil society organizations (CSOs) in the CALABARZON Region share their views on the budget and on the implementation of the different programs and services of the Department in a workshop held during the Budget Consultation Workshop with Civil Society Organization conducted by DSWD Field Office IV-A last March 19, 2014. The 15 continue reading : ENGAGING THE CSOs.
BENTE PESOS
From the Php20 she budgets for her family of six, forty-year-old Estrella Atienza (in white) of San Francisco, Quezon now manages fund 1,000 times bigger for their livelihood group under the Sustainable Livelihood Program. Her family’s truthfulness and faith to one another led them to overcome all the struggles and challenges they encounter as a continue reading : BENTE PESOS
MAKING THE FIELD OFFICE SAFE.
In celebration of the Fire Prevention Month, an Earthquake and Fire Drill was conducted at DSWD Field Office IV-A to ensure safe response and evacuation procedures are followed during such incidents. The said activity was conducted in coordination with the Office of Civil Defense and Bureau of Fire Protection. Aside from the drill, representatives of continue reading : MAKING THE FIELD OFFICE SAFE.
Listahanan system started it all
Normita Parzuelo owns a lugawan in Barangay Poblacion in Sariaya, Quezon Province. For her, what helped improve her family’s living condition was being identified as one of the poor households in the Listahanan survey last 2009. ***** Forty-year-old Normita Parzuelo now owns a lugawan in Barangay Poblacion in Sariaya, Quezon Province. For her, being identified as one of the continue reading : Listahanan system started it all
Pangarap na binuhay, rural community benefits from Pantawid, Kalahi
Getting an education seems distant for 12-year-old Shyradel Avisatado. She can still recall how her parents told her they can send her to school no more. Despite her desire to go to school, there’s little she can do. Shy, as she is fondly called, lives with her family in Brgy. Luctob in the municipality of continue reading : Pangarap na binuhay, rural community benefits from Pantawid, Kalahi