The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will be holding a nationwide holiday festival and bazaar dubbed as ‘PaskuJuan: Salu-Salo sa Pagbabago’ on November 30, 2014. The activity will serve as a venue for the different family beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program and the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) to showcase and sell continue reading : DSWD to hold PaskuJuan
The glory of being a solo parent
If there is one good thing about being a solo parent, Flordilona Malipol says it is becoming a stronger parent. Flordilona, a resident of Brgy. Olo-olo in Lobo, Batangas Province, is a beneficiary of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program. She has two children who are supported by the program for their health, nutrition and educational continue reading : The glory of being a solo parent
Countless possibilities outside the home
To her surprise, she learned that she can do things other than her usual house chores. “Simula nang nagkapamilya ako, nasanay akong nasa bahay lang para alagaan ang mga anak ko at gawin ang mga gawaing bahay,” shared Maylen Aleta, a mother of three and a resident of Brgy. Calo in Lobo, Batangas Province. Little continue reading : Countless possibilities outside the home
Life outside her home.
To her surprise, Maylen Aleta learned that she can do things other than her usual house chores. In 2011 when her family became a beneficiary of the Pantawid Program, she began seeing life outside her home.*** ************************************************************** COUNTLESS POSSIBILITIES OUTSIDE THE HOME To her surprise, she learned that she can do things other continue reading : Life outside her home.
The school and the better future.
More than the learnings and the fun experienced inside the classroom, John Michael knows that being in school is a key to having a better future. But when his parents told him to stop from schooling, all that he could do was keep quiet. ******************************************************* BETTER PARENTS, BETTER FUTURE When his parents told continue reading : The school and the better future.
Better parents, better future
When his parents told him to stop from his schooling, he went silent. John Michael Enriquez, 13, a resident of Brgy. San Rafael IV, Noveleta in Cavite Province, completely understands why his parents cannot support his education anymore. If his parents cannot afford paying for a second meal every day, he knows they cannot afford continue reading : Better parents, better future