“Noon, permanente na sa amin na dyan na lang kami sa kabundukan. Takot sa kabayanan, takot sa mga tao,” shared 46-year-old Josephine Leonista, an Aeta residing in Brgy. Bacong, Alabat, Quezon Province. For indigenous people like her, their tribe is their only community, and life will always be the same from one generation to the continue reading : The taste of something different
Pantawid beneficiaries in CALABARZON now at 305K
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is now serving a total of 305,920 poor families in the CALABARZON region under the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program. Based on the report of DSWD Field Office IV-A, a total of 14,539 of the 305,920 families being served are newly registered beneficiaries for the second semester of continue reading : Pantawid beneficiaries in CALABARZON now at 305K
SEEING GOOD RESULTS, FINALLY
She only wishes to help her husband earn a living for their growing family; but she keeps failing miserably. Ate Jenie Hayag, a resident of Brgy. Rizal in San Narciso, Quezon, manages a small sari-sari store to augment the small income her husband receives as a poultry helper in Bicol. They have five children and continue reading : SEEING GOOD RESULTS, FINALLY
Going Back to School, Getting Back on Track
For a mother, nothing breaks a heart more than seeing all children not attending school. Thirty-four-year-old Flor Edem knows what future lies ahead to children who are not given a chance to develop their potentials in school. Ate Flor and her husband, both are not provided with the chance to finish their education, struggle to continue reading : Going Back to School, Getting Back on Track
DSWD Partners with More Organizations for Family Development
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) recently signed an agreement with four Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) for the conduct of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program Family Development Sessions (FDS) in the province of Laguna and Batangas. The partnership was formalized through a signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) held at DSWD Field Office continue reading : DSWD Partners with More Organizations for Family Development
DSWD: promoting the Well-Being of the Society
In the CALABARZON Region, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through the strengthened implementation of various social protection programs and services, takes part in the national government’s goal of promoting the welfare of children, reducing poverty and improving the society. DSWD IV-A Regional Director Leticia Diokno, in her State of the Department’s Address continue reading : DSWD: promoting the Well-Being of the Society