Heroes rise not from capes, but from the courage to stand up for what is right and serve without expecting anything in return just like the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) community volunteers in Rizal, Palawan. In a historic initiative, the municipality of Rizal in Palawan proudly hosted continue reading : RIZAL, PALAWAN: THE FIRST KALAHI-CIDSS MUNICIPAL BAYANI KA! AWARDS IN THE COUNTRY
QUEZON CITY – In celebration of unity and community empowerment, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office MIMAROPA through the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) honored its outstanding partners in the Regional Bayani Ka! Awards held on Friday, September 8, 2023 at the Madison 101 continue reading : MIMAROPA BAYANI KA! AWARDS 2023 CELEBRATES EXEMPLARY KALAHI-CIDSS PARTNERS
It was early in the morning and Jillian, 13, was already awake. She went to the sea shore with her parents to watch them prepare their boat for sailing. That morning, her father will then again catch fish to sell so that their family will have money to spend for their needs. As she watched continue reading : Waves of hope: The story of a fisherman’s daughter
For the longest time, Diana Abdula, 33, haven’t thought that her feet would be able to step on a hard concrete wharf in their far flung barangay in Balabac, Palawan. For the longest time, there’s no other way out but a 100-meter walk over a creaking – sometimes slippery – rickety wooden wharf under the continue reading : The Wharf of Bancalaan: Reaching the Heart of Balabac, Palawan
When the water services in Metro Manila were suddenly cut off early March in 2019, a fiasco ensued. Residents from all walks of life lined up for water. Social media were saturated with disappointed, angry comments, just like how the streets of the nation’s capital were suddenly filled with rows of water containers, pails, and continue reading : Quenching the Thirst to Progress: A barangay in Balabac, Palawan’s journey towards clean, potable water
Paluan, Oriental Mindoro – Located in the northern part of the Mindoro region, this municipality is home to over 3,500 people of diverse ethnoliguistic tribes dominantly of Hanonoo Mangyan origin. Despite its peaceful terrain, the municipality experienced gun violence in this once peaceful town due to political turmoil. However, efforts poured in the recent years by continue reading : Building Hope One Library at a Time
Traversing the coconut plantation in the morning and organizing youth groups in the afternoon has been the routine of Giovannie, a dark, well-built man in his early thirties with a face chiseled by hard work and a heart molded by volunteerism. Giovannie Fabro, more well-known in his community as Giovan is the Barangay Sub-Project Management continue reading : To the Top: A Journey Towards Volunteerism and Leadership
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) MiMaRoPa is looking for volunteers to help with its relief operations for the victims of Typhoon Nona in Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon provinces
