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
Proud and glad: Breaking a Dumagat tradition
Back in their tribal community, 15-year-old Lea Dela Cruz, a Dumagat, is expected to have married and bear children already. All these years, this is what most Dumagat teenage girls have to go through as this tradition has started from several generations back. However, Lea chooses to break this tradition, and she is proud and continue reading : Proud and glad: Breaking a Dumagat tradition
Dumagat families in Rizal join MCCT Family Camp
Around 500 indigenous peoples (IPs) belonging to the Dumagat tribe participated in the Family Camp for the beneficiaries of the Modified Conditional Cash Transfer for IPs of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). The said camp was conducted from December 16-18, 2015 in Tanay Adventure Camp in Tanay, Rizal Province. The MCCT for continue reading : Dumagat families in Rizal join MCCT Family Camp
A home to call their own
Not having a home to call her own, Marina Flores could not count the number of restless nights wondering what might happen the next day. “Pag gabi, iisipin ko pa kung saan kami titira kung bigla kaming paalisin dito,” said Marina, 37, a resident of Brgy. Bilucao in Sampaloc town in Quezon Province. With six continue reading : A home to call their own
Sama-Bajaus acknowledge help from the gov’t
Sama-Bajaus in tribal communities in the CALABARZON Region thanked the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for the assistance provided to their tribe, particularly in helping them improve their living condition. In a recently conducted Program Review and Evaluation Workshop facilitated by the DSWD Field Office IV-A, Sama-Bajaus in communities in Batangas City and continue reading : Sama-Bajaus acknowledge help from the gov’t