Lola Raga laughs as she shares her happiness in finally finding a home at Haven for the Elderly in Tanay, Rizal.*** When her relatives thought of her as a burden, a 70-year-old grandmother found acceptance in the company of other older persons. Flocerfina Raga or Lola Raga, who hailed from Leyte Province, used to be continue reading : FINDING HER HOME, FINALLY
TRADITION VS. CHANGE
RESPECTING TRADITIONS. Emily Sarmiento, together with her tribesmen, performs a ritual prayer during the Katutubo Caravan held in Brgy. Puray, Rodriguez, Rizal. With the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, her traditional views on health and education are changed, which promise a better future for her children.*** “Bakit ba pinipilit nyo sa aming mga Katutubo ang inyong continue reading : TRADITION VS. CHANGE
DSWD, NACPHIL TEAM UP FOR FAMILY SESSION OF PANTAWID BENEFICIARIES
TOWARDS FAMILY DEVELOPMENT. Family Development Session (FDS) is a component of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program that aims to strengthen the relationship and ties of family members necessary to improve in the lives of child-beneficiaries age 0-14 years old. Among the topics discussed during these sessions are husband-wife relationships, child rearing, child’s rights and health continue reading : DSWD, NACPHIL TEAM UP FOR FAMILY SESSION OF PANTAWID BENEFICIARIES
PANTAWID BENEFICIARIES REMINDED TO VOTE WISELY
The Bawal ang Epal Dito campaign, which was launched December last year nationwide by the Department, aims to protect the program and its beneficiaries from any election-related propaganda of politicians, candidates or any credit-grabbers. It also seeks to remind / educate beneficiaries of the program mechanics such as the selection and removal of households so continue reading : PANTAWID BENEFICIARIES REMINDED TO VOTE WISELY
HAVEN FOR THE ELDERLY CELEBRATES ITS 3RD YEAR ANNIVERSARY
A FACILITY FOR THE ELDERLY. Few years back, the area was a mere grassland. But now, 3.6 hectares of this had been developed into a residential facility for abandoned, neglected, homeless and unattached older persons — the Haven for the Elderly. Located at Brgy Sampaloc, Tanay, Rizal, the center currently provides residential care to 141 continue reading : HAVEN FOR THE ELDERLY CELEBRATES ITS 3RD YEAR ANNIVERSARY
A YOUNG HEART’S GREAT DREAM
Veronica Constantino is a 17 years old out-of-school youth of Barangay Sta. Maria, General Luna, Quezon. She is among the volunteers who helped implement their 1.1 kms farm to market road project under the Kalahi-CIDSS program. Despite her own struggles, she hopes that the road project would be the start of progress for their community.*** continue reading : A YOUNG HEART’S GREAT DREAM