Cagayancillo, Palawan– In adherence to the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTSPR) goal of reducing the under coverage and exclusion of the department’s social protection programs, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office IV-MiMaRoPa conducted a special household validation in Sitio Cawili, Barangay Magsaysay. Cawili is an island sitio of continue reading : DSWD brings hope to Cagayanens
Calapan City – The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program of DSWD IV-MiMaRoPa partners with MLhullier in the release of cash grants to beneficiaries. In the payout to beneficiaries held in Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro last June 19, 2013, 446 households with a total amount of Php 672,000 were served. With five staff of MLhuillier headed by continue reading : MLhuillier, new partner conduit of Pantawid Pamilya in Region IV-MiMaRoPa
As told by Mr. Mickel Fruelda, BSPMC Barangay Banice, Banton, Romblon I am just an ordinary citizen of Brgy. Banice, Banton, Romblon. But everything else seemed to change after the project of DSWD, or what we call Kalahi-CIDSS, came to our barangay. From being ordinary, I was taught that I can be extraordinary, even continue reading : Habal-habal driver earns spot in Sub-project Committee
“Gusto kong ma-motivate ang mga bata sa amin na mag-aral. Para naman hindi na dumagdag pa sa mga out-of-school youth sa aming lugar, kasi sadyang napakarami na nila,” (I want the children to be motivated to study and learn. So that it would not help increase the number of out-of-school youth in our place, because continue reading : For Learning Pursuits
When Kalahi-CIDSS reached the municipality of Gloria, many barangays became hopeful that they would be given the chance to have their sub-projects prioritized, and more importantly, to have their needs addressed. They missed no chances of participating in the said activities of the Kalahi-CIDSS project, from the barangay assemblies down to the trainings conducted. Efforts continue reading : Barangay blooms with credits to CDD
As told by Ellen delos Santos, BHW Brgy. Malayong, Gloria, Oriental Mindoro Tiredness creeps into my body as I reached down the hilly slopes of Brgy. Malayong. Inasmuch as I am excited to attend the barangay assembly today of Kalahi-CIDSS, I am doubtful though I try to be optimistic that our barangay’s proposed sub-project will continue reading : Sub-project unites barangay
Dark curly hair, dark skin, and small stature. These words often describe the Aetas, a group of indigenous people in the Philippines. These ethnic tribal group was known to inhabit the areas of northern Luzon, specifically that of the area where Mount Pinatubo is located. But after its tumultuous eruption in 1991, the Aetas have continue reading : The Aeta Way
With a humid weather one late afternoon. Rays of sun peeps through the spaces of branches and leaves under a tree. A woman sweeps some of the leaves that have fallen. And there, in a rattan bench, under that tree, a story was told. Home alone when we came, Zenaida Velasco had a reluctant smile continue reading : Piece by piece
