Around 11,000 Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program beneficiaries across the CALABARZON region are provided with capital assistance for their various micro-enterprise ventures from January to August 2015. These beneficiaries received the said assistance through the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). Depending on the beneficiaries’ livelihood projects, they are continue reading : Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries receive livelihood assistance for their families
Old, but still being cared for
At the age of 86, Lola Angelita Manalo tries to live independently. Not minding her physical limitations brought by her age, she still goes from house to house to deliver products and hopefully sell them for a living. Lola Angelita, a resident of Brgy. 8 in Talisay, Batangas Province, has seven children who have families continue reading : Old, but still being cared for
NTSB receives 10 motorcycle donations from BOC
Residents of the National Training School for Boys (NTSB) in Tanay, Rizal Province have 10 motorcycles for their various skills training activities after the Bureau of Customs (BOC) turned over these donations to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). The NTSB is a DSWD-managed institution that provides protection and parental care to children continue reading : NTSB receives 10 motorcycle donations from BOC
Dumagat mothers learn about health and nutrition, prepare to become health workers
Forty two (42) mothers, who are members of the Dumagat tribe in Brgy. San Jose in Antipolo City in Rizal Province, underwent tribal health worker training initiated by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in partnership with the local government unit of the said city. These mothers, who are also beneficiaries of the continue reading : Dumagat mothers learn about health and nutrition, prepare to become health workers
DSWD, Costales Nature Farms to provide organic agri opportunities to beneficiaries
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has recently inked partnership with Costales Nature Farms for the introduction of organic agriculture to the beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program in the CALABARZON Region. This is through the DSWD’s Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP). The Costales Nature Farms, located in Majayjay town in Laguna Province, continue reading : DSWD, Costales Nature Farms to provide organic agri opportunities to beneficiaries
Preparing a better community for the children
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