“Sapat lang para makasulat ng pangalan yung natapos ko pati yung asawa ko kung kaya’t nagsisikap talaga kami, para maging mas mabuti ang buhay ng mga anak namin,” shared Sherlita Lacostania, a Pantawid beneficiary in San Narciso, Quezon.*** ********** Every afternoon, the Lacostania couple hurries to feed their livestock, trying as much as possible continue reading : Dreams, hard work and opportunities
IMPROVING FAMILIES THROUGH FDS
Monitoring the compliance of beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, such as their monthly attendance to the Family Development Sessions, is crucial to ensure that the program’s goal of improving their lives will be achieved. In San Pablo City, the DSWD has involved the local government through the creation of the Barangay Action Team continue reading : IMPROVING FAMILIES THROUGH FDS
Barangay Action Team—keeping an eye on Pantawid Program
“Noon, maraming problema katulad ng mga pagsusugal at pagsasangla ng ATM cards. Pero ito ang unang binigyang pansin ng BAT (Barangay Action Team),” shared Brgy Councilor Reynaldo Devenadera of Brgy VI-E in San Pablo City, Laguna. Councilor Devenadera is a member of the Barangay Action Team (BAT), who works hand in hand with the Department continue reading : Barangay Action Team—keeping an eye on Pantawid Program
Generika-Tayabas supports DSWD Pantawid Program
Generika Drugstore, a drugstore chain offering generic medicines, had recently partnered with the Department of Social Welfare and Development in providing poor families in Tayabas City, Quezon province with low cost but high quality medicines. Specifically, the Generika Drugstore in Tayabas will be providing beneficiaries of the Department’s Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program in the locality continue reading : Generika-Tayabas supports DSWD Pantawid Program
200 Pantawid children completed summer activity in Bay
At least 200 child-beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program in Bay, Laguna are taught good moral and values through a three-day children summer activity (CSA) initiated by GoDucate, a civil society organization (CSO) partner of the DSWD in the CALABARZON Region. The said children are age 7 to 11 years old who completed the continue reading : 200 Pantawid children completed summer activity in Bay
Throwing away the cards
“Lahat po ng sugal, ihain niyo sa akin at magsusugal ako. Bahala na kung ano ang kalagayan ng aking mga anak. Kung sila ay pagala-gala o kaya’y puro chichirya ang kinakain, hindi ko na alam. Basta’t pagdating ng hapon, ako’y magsusugal na,” 29-year-old Janet Silas claims. Janet, a resident of Brgy. Gibanga, Sariaya, Quezon Province, continue reading : Throwing away the cards