In a street in the town proper of Agdangan, a store is open from 6AM to 6PM daily. At least four women spend the day manning up the establishment just like every typical business in the area. However, something is different in this establishment. It houses two businesses—a grocery and a feeds supply continue reading : One store, two businesses and 46 dreams
1K poor families in CALABARZON Region received bags of blessing
A total of 1,000 poor families received bags of blessing from the Metrobank Foundation and GT Foundation Inc. blessing last January 28. The said number of families are from Sta. Rosa City, Laguna and Imus City, Cavite and are among the 10,000 poor families nationwide identified by the DSWD’s Listahanan, a system which identifies who continue reading : 1K poor families in CALABARZON Region received bags of blessing
43 NTSB Residents receive TESDA Certification
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) recently awarded training certification to 43 residents of the National Training School for Boys (NTSB). The center, which is located in Brgy Sampaloc, Tanay, Rizal, provides residential and rehabilitative care to boys, age 18 years old and below, continue reading : 43 NTSB Residents receive TESDA Certification
Catanauan residents complete livelihood trainings, open to new opportunities
Fifty residents of Brgys. Poblacion 5 and 6 in Catanauan, Quezon Province recently provided means to earn more for their families through livelihood training courses on dressmaking and baking. The said residents, who earn less than Php7,000.00 per month, underwent a 15-days training on the dressmaking and baking under the program of the Technical Education continue reading : Catanauan residents complete livelihood trainings, open to new opportunities
A brighter life together
As nightfall comes, the darkness triggers memories of a fearful past in Richelda Vargas’ mind. A resident of the far-flung barangay of San Vicente in Buenavista town, Quezon Province, Richelda has stories of terror from the earlier insurgencies in their area. “Noong 1980s na mahigpit pa ang panahon sa aming lugar, maraming dumadaan na ibang continue reading : A brighter life together
Sariaya beneficiaries call for Pantawid Pamilya institutionalization
More than 4,000 beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program in Sariaya, Quezon rallied for the institutionalization of the program last March 13, 2016 in Sariaya Sports Complex in the said town. Together with partners including the Philippine National Police, Bureau of Fire Protection, Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council and local officials, the continue reading : Sariaya beneficiaries call for Pantawid Pamilya institutionalization