Edna Villalobos, 26, a beneficiary of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program from Brgy. Halayhayin in Pililla, Rizal Province, shares that she has long suffered from physical abuse at home. However, through the Family Development Sessions (FDS) she attends to as a beneficiary of the program and counseling with her husband, her sufferings have ended. Now, continue reading : START OF A GOOD CHANGE.
Bajau families benefit from Pantawid Pamilya
At least 260 Bajau families are now beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program through the Modified Conditional Cash Transfer for Homeless Street Families (MCCT-HSF). The said Bajaus are from Batangas City and Balayan (Batangas) and Lucena City (Quezon). The MCCT-HSF covers homeless street families who are not beneficiaries of the regular Pantawid Pamilya program continue reading : Bajau families benefit from Pantawid Pamilya
Her voice, her place in the community
She used to be a ‘nobody’ in their community. Angeles Rañola (Agnes), 38, a resident of Brgy. Zone 3 in Dasmariñas City, Cavite Province, shared how her neighbors would gossip about her—a housewife struggling to feed her family of seven through doing laundry. “Naririnig ko na sinasabi nila kung kaya ko bang buhayin ang pamilya continue reading : Her voice, her place in the community
SHARING AND BEING HEARD.
Angeles Rañola, 38, a beneficiary of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program from Brgy. Zone 3 in Dasmariñas City, Cavite Province, shares how her family’s life changed through the interventions of the program before a crowd of more than 5,000 people during the National Family Day held in the city last September 2014. She also encourages continue reading : SHARING AND BEING HEARD.
The “toyo at asin” experience.
For the Magallanes Family of Dasmariñas City, Cavite, what is important is that the children are in school even if they have “toyo at asin” only for dinner. But still, it was enough then. ******************************************************************************** HOW SWEET LIFE IS—NO MORE “TOYO AT ASIN” FOR DINNER It does not matter if they have “toyo at continue reading : The “toyo at asin” experience.
Evaluation of Pantawid families begins
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) begins the assessment of the living condition of all the household-beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program. The said assessment seeks to monitor the progress of poor families upon benefitting from different programs and services directed to them. In the CALABARZON Region, more than 326,000 families will continue reading : Evaluation of Pantawid families begins