Towards shaping resilient communities. Kalahi-CIDSS National Program Manager Benilda Redaja expresses gratitude to the Local Government Units (LGUs) of Quezon Province for their support to the Kalahi-CIDSS implementation in their respective municipalities during a DSWD-led Mayors’ Forum held last June 25-26 in Quezon City. According to her, the LGUs have promoted well the community-driven principle continue reading : Quezon LGUs intensify support to final stages of Kalahi-CIDSS
A lot has changed
For 45-year-old Ma. Gracia Paguia, it took just one survey to change her family’s life. “Napakahirap talaga ng buhay. Kahit anong gawin namin, hindi talaga sumasapat ang kita namin para sa aming mga pangangailangan,” she shared. With six children, Gracia struggles to budget her husband’s income as a construction worker for all their family’s needs. continue reading : A lot has changed
50 youths complete internship program in DSWD
A total of 50 youths from the CALABARZON Region were employed by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) from April to June 2015 under the Government Internship Program (GIP). The GIP is a component of the government’s Kabataan 2000 program and is open to 18 to 24 years old male or female youths continue reading : 50 youths complete internship program in DSWD
The act of fulfilling others’ dreams
BREAKING THE CYCLE. Fe Cabungcal, 58, from Brgy. Mainit Sur in Perez, Quezon Province experienced sharing classrooms with other grade levels when she was a student. Even her children, who are now working, experienced the same thing. Now that her grandchildren will soon start schooling, she’s glad that she made a way to break the continue reading : The act of fulfilling others’ dreams
DSWD, NCST sign partnership for skills training, employment
SKILLS TRAINING FOR EMPLOYMENT. DSWD IV-A Regional Director Leticia T. Diokno (2nd from right) and NCST President and Executive Officer Emerson Atanacio (3rd from right) sign a Memorandum of Agreement for the provision of skills training on Certificate in Manufacturing Technology for the beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program. The said agreement is part continue reading : DSWD, NCST sign partnership for skills training, employment
No longer alone
For at least three years, 45-year-old Mayra Señeres of Brgy. Silangan Talaongan in Cavinti, Laguna Province felt she’s alone in taking care of the needs of her six children and her one mentally-challenged and two physically-challenged siblings after her husband suffered from stroke. As a caretaker of a vacation home who earns about Php1,500 a continue reading : No longer alone