A family of four from Parañaque City, the Luzano family, won the Regional Search for Huwarang Pantawid Pamilya 2017 last September 29, 2017 held in San Andres Sports Complex, Malate, Manila. The Luzano family, headed by the couple Olimpio and Dulce Amor Luzano, bested other 16 nominees from different Local Government Units in the National Capital Region.
Olimpio, 43 years old, raises his family through his employment as a delivery driver while Dulce Amor, 46 years old, is a housewife yet a committed Parent Leader of Pantawid program who vigorously lead her members through her exemplary conduct in the community.
“Napakapalad ko at masasabi kong answered prayer ang pagiging grantee at Parent Leader ng programang Pantawid. Marami po akong dapat ipagpasalamat sa programa, maliban sa pinansyal na aspeto ay marami rin kaming nakukuhang kaalaman sa pagsasagawa ng Family Development Session,” Dulce Amor added.
Aside from being an active member in their community and involvement in church endeavors, Mrs. Luzano is also a testament to the benefits derived from the livelihood services provided by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) through the Self-Employment Assistant – Kaunlaran (SEA-K) Program as she is now earning extra income through making doormats and peanut butter as well as selling food supplement products.
Correspondingly, the Luzano children are examples of exemplary Pantawid Program beneficiaries who affirm the assistance provided to clients as a mean of improving their lives through proper education.
The eldest son, Mark Anthony Luzano, is a graduate of BS Architecture in Technological University of the Philippines which was made possible through his scholarship in the Expanded Students Grants-in-aid Program for Poverty Alleviation (ESGP-PA), an educational assistance program by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) in partnership with DSWD. Mark Anthony graduated as a Dean’s Lister and is now working as a Call Center Agent to save money for his Board Examination and eventual Graduate Studies in the future. Aside from his academic endeavors, he is also an active officer as a Youth representative in their Parish church.
Similarly, the youngest son, Charls James Luzano, is a consistent honor student in their school and is highly involved in their church affairs.
Honorable mentions were also announced prior to the awarding of the regional winner. LGU-Pasig represented by the Oconer Family won third runner up; LGU-Quezon City led by the Ongas Family won second runner-up; and finally, the Belarmino Family from LGU-Valenzuela City received the first runner-up award.
The Regional Search for Huwarang Pantawid Pamilya 2017 of the National Capital Region was started with a validation through interview with local officials, school community and home visitation with the family themselves last August 9 – 25, 2017. The yearly conduct of the said search is spearheaded by the Regional Inter-Agency Committee for Filipino Family (RIAC-FF) which aims to look for the best model family among the different Local Government Units in the Region.
DSWD-NCR leads the inter-agency committee with the support of the following focal persons from different agency members such as CHED, DepEd, DOH, NHA, POPCOM, PIA and ERDA Foundation.
The Regional winner is expected to compete in the national level for the National Search for Huwarang Pantawid Pamilya 2018.###