After more than a dozen medals and a valedictory speech, 16-year-old Shaira Perez cannot imagine any other life besides going to college. A beneficiary of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program from Brgy. Laiya in San Juan, Batangas Province, Shaira has recently graduated as valedictorian of 287 graduates in Laiya National High School. Armed with the continue reading : NO OTHER LIFE THAN COLLEGE
30K Pantawid child-beneficiaries graduate from high school
At least 30,000 high school-beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program in the CALABARZON Region graduated this end of school year. The said number is the first set of child-beneficiaries of the program supported for their high school education. Last year, the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program expanded its coverage to support children up to 18 continue reading : 30K Pantawid child-beneficiaries graduate from high school
HAVEN FOR THE ELDERLY’S GREENHOUSE INAUGURATED
The Department of Social Welfare and Development recently inaugurated the Greenhouse project constructed, in partnership with Cherry Mobile Foundation, at the Haven for the Elderly in Tanay, Rizal. The said project, which is part of the institution’s organic farming program, will serve as the seed bank for organic vegetables and would make the center become continue reading : HAVEN FOR THE ELDERLY’S GREENHOUSE INAUGURATED
ABSNET Batangas reaches out to DSWD program beneficiaries
At least 150 beneficiaries of the different programs and services of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) from various municipalities in Batangas Province share their program experiences with the Area-Based Standard Network (ABSNET) of the said province. This is a through a consultation led by the said organization on the impact and challenges continue reading : ABSNET Batangas reaches out to DSWD program beneficiaries
The art of not giving up
She has big dreams and earned a college diploma for it. She started a family with confidence, but she still failed. Elvira Laurino, a resident of Brgy. Poblacion IA in Ternate, Cavite Province, is a graduate of Bachelor of Business Education. She has three children and is married to a tricycle driver. “Noon akala ko continue reading : The art of not giving up
Sec. Soliman urges beneficiaries to improve their lives
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman encouraged the beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program to continue helping their respective families to improve their lives during a dialogue with more than 120 parent leaders of the Pantawid Pamilya program from Antipolo City, Rizal Province last March 7. Sec. Soliman reminded the continue reading : Sec. Soliman urges beneficiaries to improve their lives