Around 120 beneficiaries from Lipa City, Batangas Province begin their livelihood projects upon completion of the skills training provided by the Kahariam Farms under the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). Of the said number, 40 beneficiaries were trained on goat raising, 31 on swine raising, 20 on continue reading : Lipa Pantawid beneficiaries receive skills training, start livelihood projects
Surviving the tides of life
Back in July 2014, Adelfa Paulite cannot believe her eyes. All around her, she saw families with damaged houses and fishermen with destroyed boats after Typhoon Glenda hit their coastal community of Hagakhakin in the town of Gumaca, Quezon Province. For a community that relies on the sea, the aftermath of the typhoon means majority continue reading : Surviving the tides of life
A promise of a better life
When she heard of a promise of a better life, she did not think twice. From their native land in Zamboanga, Celsa Sabturani, a Sama-Bajau, together with her husband and two children, went to Batangas City to start all over again. However, the promise of a better life—away from hunger and conflict—seemed to be out continue reading : A promise of a better life
College at 30: A Dumagat mother’s chance to a better life
For nearly four years, Maritess Villa still cannot control being emotional every time she thinks about her four children. As a mother, it breaks her heart to leave them in their tribal community in Brgy. Laiban, Tanay in Rizal Province under her husband’s care. But with every tear she sheds, Maritess believes that she is continue reading : College at 30: A Dumagat mother’s chance to a better life
Pantawid Pamilya partners commit to sustain program gains
More than 300 partners of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program from three provinces in the CALABARZON Region showed their commitment towards continuously helping improve the lives of the beneficiaries. This is during the Partnership Forum conducted by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office IV-A in Sta. Cruz, Laguna last January 21; continue reading : Pantawid Pamilya partners commit to sustain program gains
Sama-Bajau MCCT beneficiaries engage in cash-for-work projects
A total of 123 indigenous peoples (IPs) who belong to the Sama-Bajau tribe in Batangas City completed cash-for-work projects under the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Modified Conditional Cash Transfer (MCCT) program. Implemented from November to December 2015, the projects include the renovation of the multi-purpose hall in Brgy. Malitam, construction of a continue reading : Sama-Bajau MCCT beneficiaries engage in cash-for-work projects