For a couple who struggled to meet their family’s daily needs, a college diploma of one child means a chance to finally get out of their situation. However, for Nicolas and Luisa Magpile, their eldest son’s diploma is a proof of their success as parents and as a family. Nicolas and Luisa have four children continue reading : A good future starts in a happy home
Residents in Haven for the Elderly enjoy therapy through humor, music
The residents of the Haven for the Elderly in Tanay, Rizal Province enjoy therapy sessions through regular elderly clown programs conducted by the Center as part of helping the older persons, especially those who are bed-ridden and who have dementia. According to Ricardo Pening, the center’s resident psychologist, this activity is a therapeutic session that continue reading : Residents in Haven for the Elderly enjoy therapy through humor, music
IPs in far-flung barangays in Rizal & Quezon receive DSWD assistance
A total of 902 indigenous people (IP) households in geographically-isolated and disadvantaged areas (GIDAs) in the provinces of Rizal and Quezon are receiving educational and health assistance from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) through its Modified Conditional Cash Transfer (MCCT) program. This includes 546 Aeta beneficiaries from Quezon and 356 Dumagat beneficiaries continue reading : IPs in far-flung barangays in Rizal & Quezon receive DSWD assistance
DSWD program beneficiaries celebrate citizen empowerment during Galing Pook Governance Fair
Around 1,000 beneficiaries of programs of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) joined in the celebration of the success of citizen participation towards good governance during the Galing Pook Governance Fair held in SMX Convention Center, SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City last August 31, 2015. The said fair, dubbed as “Mamamayan, continue reading : DSWD program beneficiaries celebrate citizen empowerment during Galing Pook Governance Fair
DSWD releases PhP2M livelihood assistance to poor families in Real
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through its Field Office IV-A, has recently awarded PhP 2Million worth of capital assistance to more than 200 poor families in Real, Quezon Province. This is under the agency’s Bottom-Up Budgeting (BUB) – Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP). The SLP, one of the core poverty reduction programs of continue reading : DSWD releases PhP2M livelihood assistance to poor families in Real
DSWD, partner agencies continue working together for beneficiaries
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), together with its partner regional and provincial agencies, recently held a dialogue with beneficiaries of different programs of the DSWD in Los Baños town in Laguna Province. Majority of said beneficiaries are parent leaders of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program. Partner agencies in attendance include the Department continue reading : DSWD, partner agencies continue working together for beneficiaries