From simply just about money to everything about ‘life lessons’ When she heard about being included in the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), she admits saying ‘pera, pera lang ‘to.’ Though it is true that the program has greatly helped their family financially, 42-year-old Gemma Apego, a resident of Brgy. Gimalas in Balayan, Batangas, sees continue reading : Seven years of learning
DSWD Holds Convention for Senior Citizens of CALABARZON
The Department of Social Welfare and Development recently conducted a Regional Convention for the Senior Citizens of CALABARZON Region which focused on encouraging senior citizens to be active and productive in their respective communities. A total of 403 senior citizens from the different localities of the region attended the convention held in Batangas City under continue reading : DSWD Holds Convention for Senior Citizens of CALABARZON
Pag-asa ng batang nangangarap
She is the fourth among six children, and she worried a lot about her family’s future. Lanie Villostas, 20, a resident of Brgy. Iba, Taal, Batangas, used to wonder what’s in store for her. Her three elder siblings were able to finish high school and despite wanting to go to college, they needed to change continue reading : Pag-asa ng batang nangangarap
DSWD to register more poor families in 4Ps by end of year
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is set to register around 21,000 poor households in the CALABARZON Region as new beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program by the end of the year. To date, the Department is conducting validation of potential beneficiaries across the region. These potential beneficiaries are those included in continue reading : DSWD to register more poor families in 4Ps by end of year
Woven
At the age of 66, Carmelita Guerrero of Santo Cristo, Dasmariñas, Cavite should’ve been at the comforts of her home resting and at leisure. However, due to a series of deaths that followed her family, her husband and daughter, Carmelita was compelled to go against the despair and inconvenience brought by her family’s tragedy and continue reading : Woven
Tanaw de Rizal—pride and joy of the residents who made it known
Climbing the 930 steps to the top of Tayak Hill, three mothers cannot hide their joy and pride. When they have reached the summit where a large cross stands, with the view of the rest of Laguna Province on one side and a view of Mt. San Cristobal on the other, they are a picture continue reading : Tanaw de Rizal—pride and joy of the residents who made it known