The Olivar Family, a resident of Brgy. Medicion 2E, Imus City, Cavite, dreams of sending all five children to college. However, Tatay Benigno’s income as a seasonal construction worker is not enough to support even the basic needs at home. Even if Nanay Virgie, 45, earns Php500 at most per week providing manicure and pedicure continue reading : Committed to change their course of life.
BEING IDENTIFIED AS POOR.
Aurelina Rosas’ family, of Brgy. Halayhayin in Pililla, Rizal, was identified poor during the 2009 assessment conducted by the Department of Social Welfare and Development through the Listahanan targeting system (previously known as the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction). According to her, this opened a lot of opportunities for her family such as continue reading : BEING IDENTIFIED AS POOR.
Farmers and volunteer workers
Aside from bringing food to the table, the farmers of Brgy. Cawayanin Ibaba in Catanauan, Quezon also gave a bright future for their community. In 2013, they volunteered for the Kalahi-CIDSS electrification sub-project, which now brought light to 30 households residing in the area. These farmers-volunteers also tapped other government agency to implement the Sitio continue reading : Farmers and volunteer workers
Modern day hero
BAPWASA President Gloria Rearte (third from left) from Brgy. Pulo, San Antonio, Quezon receives the award for their group hailed as the first national Bayani Ka! winner for group-volunteerism category during the recently conducted KALAHI CIDSS-NCDDP Bayani Ka! Awarding Ceremony. Also proud with the recognition she received are San Antonio Mayor Erick Wagan and DSWD continue reading : Modern day hero
START OF A GOOD CHANGE.
Edna Villalobos, 26, a beneficiary of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program from Brgy. Halayhayin in Pililla, Rizal Province, shares that she has long suffered from physical abuse at home. However, through the Family Development Sessions (FDS) she attends to as a beneficiary of the program and counseling with her husband, her sufferings have ended. Now, continue reading : START OF A GOOD CHANGE.
SHARING AND BEING HEARD.
Angeles Rañola, 38, a beneficiary of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program from Brgy. Zone 3 in Dasmariñas City, Cavite Province, shares how her family’s life changed through the interventions of the program before a crowd of more than 5,000 people during the National Family Day held in the city last September 2014. She also encourages continue reading : SHARING AND BEING HEARD.