A total of 57 members of household-beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program in the CALABARZON Region finished college through the assistance of the Commission on Higher Education’s Expanded Student Grants-in-Aid Program for Poverty Alleviation (ESGPPA) this April 2016. Implemented by CHED, the ESGPPA is a grant provided to high school graduates who are members continue reading : 57 Pantawid Pamilya grantees now college grads
A solo parent’s happiness and success
Four years ago, when her eldest told her she wanted to enroll in college, Amelia Quinto cannot hide her fears. “Alam kong hindi madali ang magpaaral sa college dahil nakakakwentuhan ko naman dati ‘yung mga nanay na nagpapaaral,” recalled Amelia, 47, a resident of Brgy. 10B in Cavite City. Besides her limited income as a continue reading : A solo parent’s happiness and success
200K children undergo DSWD’s feeding program
A total of 201,010 children underwent the 120-day feeding program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Supplementary Feeding Program (SFP) for the school year 2015-2016. These children are those enrolled in the 4,135 day care centers and 208 school neighborhood plays in the CALABARZON Region. Of the total number of beneficiaries, 9,606 continue reading : 200K children undergo DSWD’s feeding program
College diploma at 43
Just like all the other graduates this year, Marichu Amarillo sees a new beginning. But unlike everyone else, Marichu sees a beginning not just for herself but for her five children. Marichu, 43, a resident of Brgy. Rizaliana in Mauban, Quezon Province, recently completed her Bachelor’s Degree in secondary education. For the past four years, continue reading : College diploma at 43
Pitogo residents prioritize 7 community dev’t projects through Kalahi-CIDSS
Residents of Pitogo town in Quezon Province are set to implement seven community development projects amounting to PhP8.5 million under the Kapit Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). More than 150 residents from the 39 barangays of the said town continue reading : Pitogo residents prioritize 7 community dev’t projects through Kalahi-CIDSS
A gift to change his family’s life
Even up to the last few hours of his elementary education, 11-year-old Rafael Russel Purihin is haunted by his family’s financial struggles. Last March 30, set to graduate as class valedictorian among 151 graduates of Ovidio Dela Rosa Elementary School in Cavite City, Russel and parents Rossel and Jasmin cannot fully savor that moment of continue reading : A gift to change his family’s life