ONE LAST STITCH. Julia Bilangdal, 35, a beneficiary of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, sees new hope in her final challenge during the TESDA-assessment of her skills in Dressmaking. As part of the Kalahi-CIDSS Livelihood for Urban Poor Communities, she is able to acquire dressmaking skills that she can use to bring more income for her continue reading : HEALTH AND STITCHES
ENSURING SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE POOR
APPRECIATING THE PARTNERSHIP. DSWD IV-A Regional Director Leticia T. Diokno thanks members of the civil society organizations (CSOs) for their commitment to help the beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program after the signing of the Memorandum of Agreement between DSWD and three other CSOs last June 7, 2013 in San Pablo City, Laguna.*** The Department continue reading : ENSURING SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE POOR
TRADITION VS. CHANGE
RESPECTING TRADITIONS. Emily Sarmiento, together with her tribesmen, performs a ritual prayer during the Katutubo Caravan held in Brgy. Puray, Rodriguez, Rizal. With the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, her traditional views on health and education are changed, which promise a better future for her children.*** “Bakit ba pinipilit nyo sa aming mga Katutubo ang inyong continue reading : TRADITION VS. CHANGE
DSWD, NACPHIL TEAM UP FOR FAMILY SESSION OF PANTAWID BENEFICIARIES
TOWARDS FAMILY DEVELOPMENT. Family Development Session (FDS) is a component of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program that aims to strengthen the relationship and ties of family members necessary to improve in the lives of child-beneficiaries age 0-14 years old. Among the topics discussed during these sessions are husband-wife relationships, child rearing, child’s rights and health continue reading : DSWD, NACPHIL TEAM UP FOR FAMILY SESSION OF PANTAWID BENEFICIARIES
PANTAWID BENEFICIARIES REMINDED TO VOTE WISELY
The Bawal ang Epal Dito campaign, which was launched December last year nationwide by the Department, aims to protect the program and its beneficiaries from any election-related propaganda of politicians, candidates or any credit-grabbers. It also seeks to remind / educate beneficiaries of the program mechanics such as the selection and removal of households so continue reading : PANTAWID BENEFICIARIES REMINDED TO VOTE WISELY
HAVEN FOR THE ELDERLY CELEBRATES ITS 3RD YEAR ANNIVERSARY
A FACILITY FOR THE ELDERLY. Few years back, the area was a mere grassland. But now, 3.6 hectares of this had been developed into a residential facility for abandoned, neglected, homeless and unattached older persons — the Haven for the Elderly. Located at Brgy Sampaloc, Tanay, Rizal, the center currently provides residential care to 141 continue reading : HAVEN FOR THE ELDERLY CELEBRATES ITS 3RD YEAR ANNIVERSARY