Normita Parzuelo owns a lugawan in Barangay Poblacion in Sariaya, Quezon Province. For her, what helped improve her family’s living condition was being identified as one of the poor households in the Listahanan survey last 2009. ***** Forty-year-old Normita Parzuelo now owns a lugawan in Barangay Poblacion in Sariaya, Quezon Province. For her, being identified as one of the continue reading : Listahanan system started it all
Chasing all opportunities for their family of 11
Evangeline Roz and her husband Efren work almost non-stop to earn a living for their family of 11. It is only during rare days that someone is left at home considering that their children regularly go school. But, there was one in October 2008 when Efren was left at home and their household was surveyed. continue reading : Chasing all opportunities for their family of 11
Pangarap na binuhay, rural community benefits from Pantawid, Kalahi
Getting an education seems distant for 12-year-old Shyradel Avisatado. She can still recall how her parents told her they can send her to school no more. Despite her desire to go to school, there’s little she can do. Shy, as she is fondly called, lives with her family in Brgy. Luctob in the municipality of continue reading : Pangarap na binuhay, rural community benefits from Pantawid, Kalahi
There’s a bigger world outside the home, Housewives finding their worth in the community
There’s a bigger world outside the home Housewives finding their worth in the community All their married lives, they thought life revolves just inside the corners of their small homes. Little did they know that there is a bigger world outside, which will eventually lead them to discovering their worth in their respective communities. Parent continue reading : There’s a bigger world outside the home, Housewives finding their worth in the community
DSWD, E. Zobel Foundation partner for livelihood of Pantawid families
DSWD Field Office IV-A Regional Director Leticia Diokno (right) and Ms. Dee Anne Hora Zobel (center), chairperson of the board of E. Zobel Foundation, Inc., with Board Trustee Victoria Wienekee (left) sign a Memorandum of Agreement for the provision of livelihood trainings and opportunities for beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program in Calatagan, Batangas. continue reading : DSWD, E. Zobel Foundation partner for livelihood of Pantawid families
Singles for Christ joins ‘Friends of Haven’
Members of Single for Christ (SFC) Rosario, and Lipa City, Batangas Chapter recently conducted a socialization and fellowship activity with the residents of Regional Haven for Women to kick-off their engagement with the institution being the newest member of the ‘Friends of Haven’. The SFC-Rosario/ Lipa are composed young men and women who single and continue reading : Singles for Christ joins ‘Friends of Haven’