BUILDING A GOOD FUTURE. Jose Marcelo Dimaandal, 16, a beneficiary of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program from Brgy. Biga in Taal, Batangas Province, is now enrolled in college at the Technological University of the Philippines in Cuenca in the said province. He’ll take up BS in Industrial Education major in Electronics. For JM, though this continue reading : A DIFFERENT PATH, BUT A SIMILAR GOAL
DSWD, PARTNERS RECOGNIZE PANTAWID HS GRADUATES IN BATANGAS
A NEW CHALLENGE. DSWD Sec. Corazon Juliano-Soliman challenges Batangas Province Pantawid Pamilya high school graduates and their parents to further invest on the skills of the children through enrolling in college or undergoing technical-vocational skills training during the Pagdiriwang para sa Pantawid Pamilya Graduates ng 2015 held last May 27 in Batangas City Sports Center-Coliseum. continue reading : DSWD, PARTNERS RECOGNIZE PANTAWID HS GRADUATES IN BATANGAS
DSWD builds 134 peace-promoting projects in Quezon
Dahican’s street light sub-project The national road along Brgy. Dahican in Catanauan, Quezon province is now well-lit due to the street lights sub-project of the community implemented under DSWD’s Kalahi-CIDSS PAMANA program. The residents utilized the PhP328,000.00 grant to install a total of 20 street lights, lighting at least a kilometer of the road, to continue reading : DSWD builds 134 peace-promoting projects in Quezon
WB, Bangladesh officials visit Tagaytay for a learning program on DSWD’s Listahanan
Assessing a poor household. Karol Karpinski (left), System Analyst for World Bank observes as Maryann Tuazon, a Listahanan Targeting System enumerator, conducts an assessment of a poor household in Barangay Sungay East, Tagaytay City, Cavite. ************************************************************************ WB, Bangladesh officials visit Tagaytay for a learning program on DSWD’s Listahanan The continue reading : WB, Bangladesh officials visit Tagaytay for a learning program on DSWD’s Listahanan
ESCAPING FROM POVERTY
The only way out. Joyce Malacad, 16, a resident of Brgy. Dalahican in Lucena City graduated as 1st Honorable Mention among 409 graduates of Lucena-Dalahican National High School. For her, this achievement makes her one step closer to escaping from their current life—a life full of financial hardships in a community where violence is rampant. continue reading : ESCAPING FROM POVERTY
RISING FROM THE STORM
Getting up after the storm. Kesia Olitoquit, 16, a resident of Brgy. Pinugay in Baras, Rizal Province, has known how to live comfortably as the eldest daughter of hardworking small business enthusiasts. Her father runs a furniture shop while her mother operates a sari-sari store. However, Typhoon Ondoy stripped them off their sources of income continue reading : RISING FROM THE STORM