At the age of 20, Marilyn Dequilla has already decided to settle down and build a family of her own. Now at 23, though she and her husband have not been blessed with children yet, she is confident that she has done something today to better raise their would-be children. For her, being exposed to continue reading : Preparing a better community for the children
Local residents in Quezon assess their Kalahi-CIDSS projects
Community volunteers, barangay officials and local organizations in the 615 barangays implementing the Kapit Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) program in Quezon Province are currently undergoing performance assessment in the program implementation in their respective areas. This is through a Barangay Accountability Reporting, which is led by the Department continue reading : Local residents in Quezon assess their Kalahi-CIDSS projects
Beneficiaries call for continuous implementation of the Pantawid Pamilya program
Beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program from Rizal Province call for the continuous implementation of the program even after the change of the administration this coming 2016. Beneficiaries rally for this during the forum conducted by the University of Rizal System (URS) last August 18 in Morong, Rizal. Beneficiaries who attended the said forum continue reading : Beneficiaries call for continuous implementation of the Pantawid Pamilya program
DSWD, LGU’s convergence of programs promote community-led total sanitation in Agdangan
Four barangays in Agdangan, Quezon Province are now validated to have zero open defecation cases after the implementation of convergence programs of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Department of Health (DOH), World Bank, and the local government unit (LGU) of Agdangan. This convergence of services, which uses the Community-Led Total Sanitation approach, continue reading : DSWD, LGU’s convergence of programs promote community-led total sanitation in Agdangan
2,845 Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries now in college through CHED aid
A total of 2,845 members of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program household-beneficiaries in the CALABARZON Region are now in college through the Commission on Higher Education’s (CHED) Expanded Student Grants-in-Aid Program for Poverty Alleviation (E-SGPPA). These college students are enrolled for the school year 2015-2016 in different partner State Universities and Colleges in the region continue reading : 2,845 Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries now in college through CHED aid
Sama-Bajau children in Batangas, Quezon receive DSWD educational assistance
A total of 225 Sama-Bajau families in Batangas and Quezon provinces are provided educational assistance in support for their school needs. This is through the Comprehensive Program for Street Children, Street Families and Indigenous Peoples, especially Sama-Bajaus, developed by the Department of Social Welfare and Development. The said comprehensive program is a new social technology continue reading : Sama-Bajau children in Batangas, Quezon receive DSWD educational assistance