Residents of four barangays in Patnanungan, Quezon completed community projects addressing food insufficiency and water scarcity as part of the DSWD’s Risk Resiliency Program – Cash for Training and Work thru Project LAWA at BINHI (Local Adaptation to Water Access and Breaking Insufficiency through Nutritious Harvest for the Impoverished) in partnership with the local government continue reading : Patnanungan residents complete projects mitigating impact of climate change
Nineteen (19) Sama-Bajau youths, who are beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) from Batangas City, completed the training on life skills and basic facilitation conducted from June 8 to 10. The said training was organized and conducted by Association Seour Emmanuelle (ASMAE) Philippines as part of their Building Youth Leadership Program for the continue reading : DSWD, ASMAE Philippines capacitate 4Ps Sama Bajau youths
Ginagawa niyang araw ang gabi. “Gaano ba katatag o katapang ang aking nanay?” Minsan ko itong naitanong sa aking sarili sa murang edad na may bubot na kaisipan. Hindi sapat ang sampung daliri sa kamay, kahit pa ang mga darili sa paa. Mahirap, nakapapagod at nakababalisa pero wala akong nakitang bakas ng pagsuko sa kanyang continue reading : Bayad Na
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) identified Region IV-A as one of the target areas for the pilot implementation of the hybrid-digital payouts for the DSWD’s Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations (AICS) program. In a post at the official Facebook account of DSWD last continue reading : Region IV-A targeted in the DSWD-LBP payout system for AICS
Now that she can think about the future, she knows that her family has really come a long way. Geraldine, 48, a resident of Brgy. Estrella in San Pedro City, Laguna, used to only think about their life on a day-to-day basis. “Sa totoo lang, noon, hindi namin iniisip ang bukas. Ang importante sa amin continue reading : Learning to dream about the future
A few months before starting college, despite a lot of uncertainties, he decided to keep going. “Sumama muna ako sa mga [trabaho sa] construction para may panimula akong panggastos bago magpasukan dahil alam kong mahihirapan ang magulang ko na masuportahan ako,” recalled Gabriel Ashley Balgemino, now 23, a resident of Brgy. Poblacion 1 in Real, continue reading : Determined to reach his dreams
