21 March 2019
A mother’s commitment to educate her children She does not have a house to call her own, but what matters is that all five of her children are given opportunities to learn. At 48, Estrella Manalo, a resident of Brgy. Poblacion 1 in Real, Quezon Province, does not mind paying monthly dues for the roof […]
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28 February 2019
Tagaytay PWDs engage in livelihood projects A disability does not necessarily mean a ‘burden.’ This is proven by more than 30 persons with disability (PWDs), who are now entrepreneurs, of Tagaytay City in Cavite Province. Since the time they have engaged in various income-generating activities, they have found joy, appreciation and most importantly, value in […]
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27 February 2019
Rhodora does all things without thinking about her disability, especially when talking about her dreams for her children. “Ipinanganak po akong may kapansanan sa kamay at paa. Pero hindi po ito naging hadlang para mangarap at magsumikap para sa pamilya ko,” shared Rhodora Gallego, 46, a resident of Brgy. Olaes in General Mariano Alvarez, Cavite […]
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21 February 2019
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office IV-A recognized various stakeholders in the implementation of the different programs and services for the poor during the celebration of the agency’s 68th anniversary in Alabang, Muntinlupa City last February 19. Dir. Annie Mendoza, officer-in-charge of the DSWD Field Office IV-A, highlighted the roles and […]
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06 February 2019
He became an orphan at age one, but this did not make him a failure. In fact, it is this situation that made Francisco Baron, now 73, an independent individual who finds ways to provide for his needs. Left at the care of his grandmother, Francisco moved from Cebu to Davao City where he was […]
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28 January 2019
New opportunities for typhoon relocatees. For people who have been relying on the lake for their livelihood all their life, relocating to a new community is a big challenge. In 2017, residents residing along Sampaloc Lake in San Pablo City, Laguna Province were relocated to Brgy. San Lucas 2 in the same city. It took […]
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