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
No easy way out
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
Livelihood opportunities await Pantawid mother-beneficiaries of Lucban
OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN. Lucban Mayor Celso Dator (right), DSWD IV-A Regional Director Leticia Diokno (center) and Southern Luzon State University Director of Extension Services Lourdes Quevada (left) sign the Memorandum of Agreement for the tripartite partnership towards helping the mother-grantees of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program in Lucban, Quezon Province. The said agreement formalizes SLSU’s continue reading : Livelihood opportunities await Pantawid mother-beneficiaries of Lucban
A better life—worth any sacrifice
In elementary, she survived it with P50 allowance a month. In high school, she did it for P100 a week. How she made ends meet is usually a surprise to her teachers and classmates, but Sheryl Saguit, 16, felt every bit of struggle without complain. Sheryl, a resident of Brgy. Dalig in Teresa, Rizal Province, continue reading : A better life—worth any sacrifice
SLSU hears the voice of Pantawid beneficiaries
BEING HEARD. Rosemarie Sebuc, 38, a beneficiary of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program from Candelaria, Quezon Province, shares to fellow beneficiaries to work hard and not rely on the cash grants provided by the program to improve their lives. A solo parent, Rosemarie thanks the program for the Family Development Sessions that helped her become continue reading : SLSU hears the voice of Pantawid beneficiaries
A ‘PICTURE ‘ OF DREAMS COMING TRUE
For a girl with big dreams, having to stop her schooling is a big disappointment. Ananda Wisely, 17, a resident of Brgy. San Jose in Antipolo City, still clearly recalls how she felt life became meaningless when she had to leave school. From their small home under the bridge in Quiapo, Manila, Ananda had no continue reading : A ‘PICTURE ‘ OF DREAMS COMING TRUE