For three months, the Ganza Family has made the elementary school their home. What pushed the family to do this is not their lack of a good home. Rather, they did this small sacrifice to give the children in their barangay a chance to experience a better learning experience in school. Couple Teodulo and Grace continue reading : A couple of opportunities, a small sacrifice and a big change
DSWD releases PhP2M livelihood assistance to poor families in Real
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through its Field Office IV-A, has recently awarded PhP 2Million worth of capital assistance to more than 200 poor families in Real, Quezon Province. This is under the agency’s Bottom-Up Budgeting (BUB) – Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP). The SLP, one of the core poverty reduction programs of continue reading : DSWD releases PhP2M livelihood assistance to poor families in Real
DSWD, partner agencies continue working together for beneficiaries
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), together with its partner regional and provincial agencies, recently held a dialogue with beneficiaries of different programs of the DSWD in Los Baños town in Laguna Province. Majority of said beneficiaries are parent leaders of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program. Partner agencies in attendance include the Department continue reading : DSWD, partner agencies continue working together for beneficiaries
Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries receive livelihood assistance for their families
Around 11,000 Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program beneficiaries across the CALABARZON region are provided with capital assistance for their various micro-enterprise ventures from January to August 2015. These beneficiaries received the said assistance through the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). Depending on the beneficiaries’ livelihood projects, they are continue reading : Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries receive livelihood assistance for their families
Old, but still being cared for
At the age of 86, Lola Angelita Manalo tries to live independently. Not minding her physical limitations brought by her age, she still goes from house to house to deliver products and hopefully sell them for a living. Lola Angelita, a resident of Brgy. 8 in Talisay, Batangas Province, has seven children who have families continue reading : Old, but still being cared for
NTSB receives 10 motorcycle donations from BOC
Residents of the National Training School for Boys (NTSB) in Tanay, Rizal Province have 10 motorcycles for their various skills training activities after the Bureau of Customs (BOC) turned over these donations to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). The NTSB is a DSWD-managed institution that provides protection and parental care to children continue reading : NTSB receives 10 motorcycle donations from BOC