Aeta children in this community learning center in Sitio Mactang, Brgy. Umiray in General Nakar, Quezon Province have now better chances of staying in school. Being beneficiaries of the MCCT for IPs in geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas under the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, their families will receive conditional cash grants to ensure that their continue reading : Sending IP children to school.
DSWD extends help to tribes in hard-to-reach areas in Rizal and Quezon
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has registered a total of 793 families belonging to the Dumagat and Aeta groups in geographically isolated areas in Rizal and Quezon respectively under the modified conditional cash transfer for Indigenous People (MCCT for IPs) of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program. The said IP families are those continue reading : DSWD extends help to tribes in hard-to-reach areas in Rizal and Quezon
Doing something for the family–from dependence to self-reliance
When her mother-in-law died, she thought it was the end of a good future for her family. Ma. Cristina Borbe, 42, a housewife from Brgy. Sampaloc 2 in Dasmariñas City, Cavite Province, admits that her family has to rely on her mother-in-law, especially when it comes to assuring a meal for her two children. Her continue reading : Doing something for the family–from dependence to self-reliance
COA findings on Pantawid Program resolved
Responding to news articles citing the findings of the 2013 Annual Audit Report of the Commission on Audit (COA) on Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program being implemented by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman said that answers and clarifications to the audit observations have already been submitted to the state auditing firm. Sec. Soliman emphasized continue reading : COA findings on Pantawid Program resolved
A responsible mother at last
No matter how hard she tries, she felt she was an irresponsible mother. Forty two-year-old Analiza Mancio, a resident of Brgy. Maguiting in San Narciso, Quezon Province, no longer have time for her children. “Sa sobrang hirap ng buhay, di ko na nabibigyang pansin ang mga anak ko dahil tutok ako sa pagtatrabaho. Kahit ang continue reading : A responsible mother at last
A RESPONSIBLE MOTHER.
Analiza Mancio, 42, a beneficiary of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program from San Narciso, Quezon, finally found confidence that she is now a responsible mother. Through the opportunities provided by the DSWD programs including the Sustainable Livelihood Program, she has started a dried fish business that helped her earn a regular income for her family. continue reading : A RESPONSIBLE MOTHER.