COMMITTED TO HELP. At least 150 parent leaders from Lipa City in Batangas Province commit to help the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in ensuring that the help of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, especially the cash grants, is used properly by all beneficiaries. In a Parent Leaders’ Dialogue last May 27, DSWD continue reading : ‘WE ARE PARTNERS’ – SEC SOLIMAN TO PANTAWID BENEFICIARIES

BUILDING A GOOD FUTURE. Jose Marcelo Dimaandal, 16, a beneficiary of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program from Brgy. Biga in Taal, Batangas Province, is now enrolled in college at the Technological University of the Philippines in Cuenca in the said province. He’ll take up BS in Industrial Education major in Electronics. For JM, though this continue reading : A DIFFERENT PATH, BUT A SIMILAR GOAL

A NEW CHALLENGE. DSWD Sec. Corazon Juliano-Soliman challenges Batangas Province Pantawid Pamilya high school graduates and their parents to further invest on the skills of the children through enrolling in college or undergoing technical-vocational skills training during the Pagdiriwang para sa Pantawid Pamilya Graduates ng 2015 held last May 27 in Batangas City Sports Center-Coliseum. continue reading : DSWD, PARTNERS RECOGNIZE PANTAWID HS GRADUATES IN BATANGAS

The only way out.  Joyce Malacad, 16, a resident of Brgy. Dalahican in Lucena City graduated as 1st Honorable Mention among 409 graduates of Lucena-Dalahican National High School. For her, this achievement makes her one step closer to escaping from their current life—a life full of financial hardships in a community where violence is rampant. continue reading : ESCAPING FROM POVERTY

Getting up after the storm. Kesia Olitoquit, 16, a resident of Brgy. Pinugay in Baras, Rizal Province, has known how to live comfortably as the eldest daughter of hardworking small business enthusiasts. Her father runs a furniture shop while her mother operates a sari-sari store. However, Typhoon Ondoy stripped them off their sources of income continue reading : RISING FROM THE STORM

  ESCAPING FROM POVERTY. Andrea Magpantay, 47, a beneficiary of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program from Brgy. Sapangan in San Juan, Batangas Province, can barely write her name as she completed only a month in Grade 1. This and their poverty, according to Andrea, pushed her to marry at 15. However, instead of getting a continue reading : No easy way out