A total of 863,046 elementary students and 333,673 high school students who are beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program nationwide will graduate this March. Of this number, there are continue reading : Over 1M Pantawid Pamilya kids to graduate from elem, high school
Volunteerism alive among Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries in Payatas
Around 150 parent leaders from Payatas participated in a dialogue with Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to talk about how their lives were continue reading : Volunteerism alive among Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries in Payatas
Why the ‘unreachable’ matters to the Modified CCT
In the remote Singnapan Valley where caves become abodes during the rain, one can find the indigenous community of Tau’t Bato. A sub-group of the Pala’wan ethnic group, the Tau’t continue reading : Why the ‘unreachable’ matters to the Modified CCT
Pantawid Pamilya boosts self-esteem of partner-beneficiaries
Street vendor Gilbert Ramos never imagined that he would one day be a decision maker in his barangay. An active member of his community, Gilbert now allocates the budget for continue reading : Pantawid Pamilya boosts self-esteem of partner-beneficiaries
Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries now licensed teachers
Once, Gay Myrell Abrogena and Mary Rose Cabrera believed that getting a college degree was just an elusive dream. Now the two teachers are ready to give back to their communities, thanks continue reading : Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries now licensed teachers
Street family finally finds dignity in their new home
“Noon sinuwerte lang siguro kami sa kalsada at walang kapahamakan na nangyari sa amin, pero ngayon, di na ako papayag na manirahan ulit kami sa kalsada. Masyadong delikado ‘dun (We continue reading : Street family finally finds dignity in their new home
Street families dream of change
“Mahirap tumira sa lansangan. Maingay, magulo. Hindi ka makakain at makatulog ng maayos. Sana balang araw makaalis kami sa ganitong sitwasyon (It’s hard to live in the streets. It’s noisy continue reading : Street families dream of change
I’m a 4Ps scholar
They call us the lower class, the twerps, a burden to the government. They dub us dependents, supposedly merely after government doles. They call us the poorest of the poor, continue reading : I’m a 4Ps scholar
DSWD, WFP provide cash assista0nce to 6,700 families affected by Typhoon Ruby
MANILA – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is extending P17 million cash assistance to 6,700 families or roughly 33,000 people affected by Typhoon Ruby (local name: Ruby), in continue reading : DSWD, WFP provide cash assista0nce to 6,700 families affected by Typhoon Ruby
Sailing to their dreams
It has been more than a year since Typhoon Yolanda struck the beautiful island of Coron, Palawan. The survivors worked their way to move forward from the memories of ruthlessness continue reading : Sailing to their dreams