“Sobra akong nakokonsensya, pero tuloy pa rin ako.” Liezel Fajardo, 33, narrates that her children go to school just twice in a week as she often had no money to give them for the day. This situation hurts her; however, Liezel brushes this off. “Araw-araw akong nasa sugalan. Minsan inaabot pa ako ng magdamag sa continue reading : Getting away from gambling, getting closer to her family

Forty-five lawyers pledge support to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in the processing of adoption cases during the consultation meeting between the DSWD and the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) held in Tagaytay City last September 15. These lawyers are members of the IBP from Batangas and Cavite chapters. Dir. Annie continue reading : Private lawyers commit to help ease adoption process

Every afternoon, four mothers, Jenelyn Tunay, Glenda Asigurado, Lydia Asigurado, and Ofelia Isleta of Rizal, Laguna, untiringly prepares various merienda to sell in their store. One dream binds these mothers, the dream of being successful entrepreneurs. “Matagal ko na po talagang gusto magkaroon ng negosyo, kaso wala naman po talaga akong pang-kapital”, said Glenda Asigurado, continue reading : All “four” one: Stories of mothers who cooked their way to success

In its 14 years of operation as one of DSWD’s flagship programs, Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) has been in the forefront of community-driven development since its pilot implementation in Dolores, Quezon in 2003. The program aims not just to improve delivery of social services to poor communities, but continue reading : A site of convergence: revisiting DSWD Kalahi-CIDSS’ pilot project in Dolores

From the outside, nothing seems unusual in the Purugganan household. The residents of Brgy. San Diego in Lian, Batangas Province, see the family as an inspiration. Neighbors talk about how well the children have been raised and how every member of the family work together to chase their dream. The most noticeable success of this continue reading : NEVER A WEAKNESS A solo parent household’s partnership towards achieving dreams 

National government agencies (NGAs) conducted series of information caravans to six resettlement sites in the CALABARZON region. The caravans were held in Southville 9 in Baras, Rizal; Southville 10 in Tanay, Rizal last August 9; Golden Horizon, Southville 2 and Sunshine Ville in Trece Martirez, Cavite last August 10; and Southville 8B in Rodriguez, Rizal continue reading : DSWD joins the information caravan of various national government agencies