Aeta families from Batangas Province received health services during the Katutubo Caravan conducted last June 8 in Brgy. Pinagsibaan in Rosario in partnership with the Department of Health (DOH) Region IV-A. The said caravan was organized by the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office IV-A for the beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino continue reading : Aeta families in Batangas receive health services
A good change
It was payday. A smile drew on Marissa Soliman’s face. Shopping – that was all she could think of. With all of the money that she earned from working in a spa, she would go to the nearest mall to buy everything that she wanted. After her shopping spree, she would go home but not continue reading : A good change
WHEN ALL HOPES DIE
A future teacher’s story of her rekindled hope for her dreams All throughout her childhood, she thought that the lack of opportunities was her number one enemy. Never did she thought that her “full of positivity” self will turn out to be her greatest adversary. “Sa lahat ng pinagdaanan ko, nawalan na ako ng continue reading : WHEN ALL HOPES DIE
More than just being a mother
Mirasol Ariap can no longer recall how and when her friendship with Julie Sarabia started. It has been ages but all that she knows is that Julie is a hardworking mother of 14 children. In a small shop near a highway at Brgy. Pulvorista in Kawit, Cavite is where Mirasol and Julie are usually seen continue reading : More than just being a mother
Ready to stand on their own, finally
On her first payout, she bought a hamburger. “Minsan lang makakain ng hamburger ang anak namin, kaya bumili ako ng isang piraso sa perang natanggap ko,” shared Jennifer Orozco, 37, as she recalled the first time she received the cash grants as a beneficiary of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program in 2011. According to her, continue reading : Ready to stand on their own, finally
A father’s hammering success
Behind every infrastructure are workers who sweat it out day in and day out just to ensure that these structures are completed and safe. Noel Ecinas is one of such workers Noel, 49, lives in Brgy. Castanos Lejos, General Emilio Aguinaldo, Cavite. He has four children but only earns Php2,500 monthly a construction worker. It continue reading : A father’s hammering success