Dahican’s street light sub-project The national road along Brgy. Dahican in Catanauan, Quezon province is now well-lit due to the street lights sub-project of the community implemented under DSWD’s Kalahi-CIDSS PAMANA program. The residents utilized the PhP328,000.00 grant to install a total of 20 street lights, lighting at least a kilometer of the road, to continue reading : DSWD builds 134 peace-promoting projects in Quezon
WB, Bangladesh officials visit Tagaytay for a learning program on DSWD’s Listahanan
Assessing a poor household. Karol Karpinski (left), System Analyst for World Bank observes as Maryann Tuazon, a Listahanan Targeting System enumerator, conducts an assessment of a poor household in Barangay Sungay East, Tagaytay City, Cavite. ************************************************************************ WB, Bangladesh officials visit Tagaytay for a learning program on DSWD’s Listahanan The continue reading : WB, Bangladesh officials visit Tagaytay for a learning program on DSWD’s Listahanan
ESCAPING FROM POVERTY
The only way out. Joyce Malacad, 16, a resident of Brgy. Dalahican in Lucena City graduated as 1st Honorable Mention among 409 graduates of Lucena-Dalahican National High School. For her, this achievement makes her one step closer to escaping from their current life—a life full of financial hardships in a community where violence is rampant. continue reading : ESCAPING FROM POVERTY
RISING FROM THE STORM
Getting up after the storm. Kesia Olitoquit, 16, a resident of Brgy. Pinugay in Baras, Rizal Province, has known how to live comfortably as the eldest daughter of hardworking small business enthusiasts. Her father runs a furniture shop while her mother operates a sari-sari store. However, Typhoon Ondoy stripped them off their sources of income continue reading : RISING FROM THE STORM
No easy way out
ESCAPING FROM POVERTY. Andrea Magpantay, 47, a beneficiary of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program from Brgy. Sapangan in San Juan, Batangas Province, can barely write her name as she completed only a month in Grade 1. This and their poverty, according to Andrea, pushed her to marry at 15. However, instead of getting a continue reading : No easy way out
102 barangays build Kalahi-CIDSS projects in Quezon
Working hand in hand to build the community center. Evelyn Albuero (left) and Jose Abadilla (right) are two of the 26 volunteers who work every Mondays to Fridays, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, to construct their community center in Brgy. Salvacion, Agdangan, Quezon province. The volunteers started the construction last March and target to finish it continue reading : 102 barangays build Kalahi-CIDSS projects in Quezon