“Bigla nalang akong sinabihan ng mga taga-ibang barangay na disqualified kami. E kumpleto naman lahat ng dokumento namin. Pakiramdam ko talaga napulitika kami.” This was the statement of 60 year old Ramos Hizon while recalling their disqualification in 2003 during the first cycle of Kapit Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services continue reading : Worth of Taking Second Chances
Seeing progress through a mother’s eye
For Jocelyn Paraba, it is of great accomplishment to see one of her child to finish studies and have a job in a multinational automotive company. “Laking ginhawa po iyon sa buhay namin. Ngayong nagsisimula nang mag-trabaho si Amy, kaya na niyang tustusan ang sarili niyang mga pangangailangan. Bawas gastusin na rin po iyon sa continue reading : Seeing progress through a mother’s eye
Lending a hand towards a better community
Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program beneficiary Jocelyn Paraba believes that it is not enough to simply receive assistance from the government, but instead support and lend a hand to its advocated projects. Being a woman didn’t stop her to actively participate in the construction of their farm to market road project under the Grassroots Participatory Budgeting continue reading : Lending a hand towards a better community
Bridging the gap towards stronger community
Barangay Maliksi III in Bacoor City, Cavite is a small community lying in the coastal area of Manila Bay. Blessed with the bounty of freshwater, the residents mainly get their source of income through shellfish farming. They have built elevated shanties near their pens, around 10 feet high from the waters, to secure their livelihood. continue reading : Bridging the gap towards stronger community
Travel by feet.
Students in Brgy. Maliksi III can now safely walk to school and are no longer needed to be placed in basins and rushed through the waters of Manila Bay to reach the town proper. The elevated bamboo footbridge constructed by the community under the Kalahi-CIDSS program provided these children a safer and convenient travel to continue reading : Travel by feet.
Giving back through Kalahi-CIDSS
Maria Lucila Carpio could not help but smile as she observes the ceremony marking the completion of their line canal cleaning project. She and the other volunteers in their community feel fulfilled for being able to complete their project, which they painstakingly worked on—from conceptualization to completion. Lucila or Luci, as she is fondly called, continue reading : Giving back through Kalahi-CIDSS