For the economically challenged households, getting through life with their small income is difficult. And as they struggle to ensure that their family can be able to eat at least three meals per day, some of them look at education as more of a privilege than a need. Of the 2.8 million adults in a continue reading : Finding The Way Forward
Within the mountainous land bound area of Barangay Mendoza in Palawan lays seven bio-intensive gardens in Sitio Taliwara/Little Baguio, Purok Mauranen, Purok Durian, Purok Malungkot, Purok Old site, Purok Proper 1, and Purok Proper 2. It is with the aim to address malnutrition and food insecurity that the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) continue reading : The Seven Gardens of Barangay Mendoza
The usual challenge faced by community organizations is sustainability. “Ningas-kogon” attitude is an innate nature of many Filipinos. Many organizations or even programs and projects left unfinished because the aspect of sustainability is forgotten. Huge government resources were put to waste because of so many factors. It could be the lack of commitment, the lack continue reading : DSWD SLPA business center a model of successful community managed enterprise
Ang Bagong “Ako” Ni Linelyn K. Juanzon Paano ba binago ng KALAHI ang pananaw ko sa buhay? Bago dumating ang KALAHI-CIDSS sa aming barangay ay isa lamang akong simple at ordinaryong mamamayan na hindi nakikialam sa lahat ng usaping may kinalaman sa barangay lalo’t higit sa usaping imprastraktura, sa mga proyektong naipapagawa at sa continue reading : ANG BAGONG “AKO”
In the core of the Philippine culture is the value of unity and togetherness best exhibited in the practice of bayanihan. The term bayanihan means helping one’s neighbor to make a difficult task less demanding. Most of the time it is featured as a group of men transporting a bahay-kubo, the traditional Filipino house, on continue reading : Small problems, big heroes: Community Organizing in Magdiwang, Romblon
Almost five months after being devastated by Typhoon Nona, traces of destruction are still apparent in some places in Baco, Oriental Mindoro. As one of the municipalities that were severely damaged by the typhoon, the citizens of Baco determinedly continues to rise against the challenges brought about by these types of disasters. In Barangay Lantuyang, continue reading : Unity Towards Security
It’s the end of another day. As the twilight sky turns a deep blue color and the cold breeze starts to drift from the mountains of Oriental Mindoro, darkness has completely covered the lands except for the only light coming from a fire burning in the middle of a big wooden house. Around the fire, continue reading : Reawakening of the Mangyan Alangan culture
It took about 20 minutes of boat ride going to this island of San Jose, Occidental Mindoro to interview one of this year’s model families and the provincial winner of Huwarang Pantawid Pamilya. It was raining early in the morning going to Brgy. Labangan in Ilin island but as the boat nears the docking area, continue reading : Helping others, improving one’s self
