Puerto Princesa City, Palawan—Delegates from selected municipalities from the province of Palawan gathered last May 15-18, 2018 for the training on Success Stories and Good Practice Workshop at Citystate Asturias Hotel in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan. Community Volunteers and Municipal Coordinating Team members from the municipalities of Agutaya, Araceli, Magsaysay, Narra, Quezon, and Taytay were continue reading : DSWD MIMAROPA trains CVs and MCTs in writing Success Stories
“Matagal, nakakakaba, nakakapagod na proseso, pero sa huli sulit ang paghihintay at paghihirap, dahil sa wakas, buong buo mo ng matatawag siyang… Anak,” wika ng isang ama ukol sa kanilang paglalakbay tungo sa legal na pag-aampon. Sa pangunguna ng Department of Social Welfare and Development MIMAROPA, nagtipon-tipon ang mga pamilyang hindi man magkakadugo ay pinagbuklod-buklod continue reading : DSWD nagsagawa ng Regional Conference sa Legal na Pag-aampon
MALATE, Manila- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has completed field validation of Listahanan-identified poor households for the Unconditional Cash Transfer (UCT) in Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan or (MIMAROPA) provinces. From the 93,436 household targets, 92,205 households or 98 percent are validated and verified regionwide. The UCT household validation spearheaded by DSWD- continue reading : Listahanan completes UCT field validation in MIMAROPA
The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office MIMAROPA is set to pay the cash grants of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries whose mode of payment is through partner conduits on May 2018. This includes cash grants under Period 6 (January 2018) and the P2,400 (P200 per month) grants under the Unconditional continue reading : Press Release: 4Ps beneficiaries to receive grants by May
Coming from a tribe who has been long isolated in the mountains, it was difficult for Juda Diklay, 25, from Tau’t Bato tribe, to keep pace with her classmates in the suburb. It took Juda years to adapt and connect with other people whom she is not familiar with. Since she was the first of continue reading : First from the Mountains: A Graduation Story of a Girl from Tau’t Bato
“Nagkawatak-watak ang aming pamilya at naging mas mahirap pa,” this keeps on in the mind of a 17-year old student from Sitio Kabangkalan, Pinagturilan in the municipality of Sta. Cruz, Occidental Mindoro. Kristine Joy Bongar cannot forget how their complete family was destroyed by her father’s vices and physical abuse to her mother. According to continue reading : A Broken Heart Beats an Unshattered Dream
Looking back to her list of 50 things she wants to achieve in life, Angela said that she had already crossed out many of them. One of those is to graduate in college. Despite the many hardships and challenges she experienced being from a family belonging to the marginalized sector, she had never thought that continue reading : One Dream Down: A Girl’s Journey to Success
Around 34,000 students from the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) are expected to graduate under the Expanded Students Grants-in-Aid Program for Poverty Alleviation (ESGPPA). The ESGPPA is implemented by the Commission on Higher Education together with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and State Universities and Colleges continue reading : Press Release: More than 30k Students to Complete Tertiary Education
