Before, Maricel Banal saw ‘sampalok’ simply as a means to get by daily. Today, she sees it as her family’s hope for a better future. Forty-eight-year-old Maricel, a resident of Brgy. Pulong Tao Ibaba in Macalelon town, Quezon Province, started a small business of making tamarind candies just so she can help her fisherman husband continue reading : Sampalok candies—a family’s hope for a better future
THE FAMILY’S HOPE.
Maricel Banal, 48, a resident of Brgy. Pulong Tao Ibaba, Macalelon, Quezon Province, has relied on tamarind candies to support her five children. With the opportunities provided by the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program and the Sustainable Livelihood Program, she was able to make her business bigger and send her children to college.*** ********************************************** SAMPALOK continue reading : THE FAMILY’S HOPE.
Easing the burden with a happy family
When she heard her 15-year-old son say sorry, Belinda Vicedo had to fight back tears. Belinda, 41, a resident of Brgy. Zone III in Dasmariñas City, Cavite, realized that slowly, the relationship inside her home is finally getting better. This, according to her, she owes to the Family Development Sessions (FDS) she attends to as continue reading : Easing the burden with a happy family
PROUD OF HER FAMILY.
Belinda Vicedo, 41, a beneficiary of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program from Brgy Zone III in Dasmariñas City, Cavite, shares in front of the staff of the DSWD Field Office IV-A how her family has become happier and stronger because of the help of the program. She emphasized that the Family Development Sessions made her continue reading : PROUD OF HER FAMILY.
62 Pantawid SGPPA scholars graduate, 3 with honors
A total of 62 beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program who are among the first batch of scholars of the Students Grants-in-Aid Program for Poverty Alleviation (SGPPA) in the CALABARZON Region has graduated from Cavite State University (CvSU) in Indang, Cavite last November 13. Three of the said number graduated with distinction. The said continue reading : 62 Pantawid SGPPA scholars graduate, 3 with honors
WORKING FOR HER DREAMS FOR HER CHILDREN.
Arlene Langbid (in yellow), a participant to the recently held PaskuJuan Bazaar in Lucena City, got her first job as a restaurant server at age 43. Later on, she was able to start a small business of making and selling accessories. These made her realize that she can contribute more to the improvement of her continue reading : WORKING FOR HER DREAMS FOR HER CHILDREN.