Bata pa lamang ay hindi ko na pinangarap na makatuntong ng kolehiyo. Tinanggap ko na hindi kayang suportahan ng aking ama ang aming pag-aaral mula sa maliit na kinikita nito sa pagbobote. Ang tanging hangad ko lang noon ay makatapos ng high school at makakuha ng kahit na anong trabaho basta kumikita ng pera. Namasukan continue reading : Rudolf Gutierrez : Natuto akong mangarap dahil sa Pantawid
A new light of a brighter future
Previously living in darkness as they cannot afford to have electricity, Jomalyn de Jesus with her family formerly depend on the light from a gasoline lamp at night, which she considered as a nightmare that she badly wanted to escape from. “Natitiyaga kaming mabuhay sa dilim kasi wala naman kaming pambayad sa ilaw. Yung perang continue reading : A new light of a brighter future
Bisyo, itinigil para sa tuloy-tuloy na pagbabago
“Noon, laging nagsusugal at umiinom ng alak ang asawa ko. Lagi kaming nag-aaway kasi madalas siyang umuuwi ng lasing. Minsan nasasaktan din niya kami kapag natatalo siya sa sugal na Pusoy Dos.” pagbabahagi ni Maricel Otara, 38 years old mula sa Area B, Gate 8, Parola, Tondo Manila. Ayon kay Maricel, hindi sila magkasundo ng continue reading : Bisyo, itinigil para sa tuloy-tuloy na pagbabago
NVRC trainees get seven medals in the Philippine Paralympic National Games
Trainees of the National Vocational Rehabilitation Center, a center-based facility of the Department of Social Welfare and Development that accommodates Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) and special groups, won three gold, three silver and one bronze medals in the successfully concluded Philippine Paralympic National Games held in Marikina Sports Complex on March 28 to April 1, continue reading : NVRC trainees get seven medals in the Philippine Paralympic National Games
DSWD-NCR and other agencies develop 5 –year social protection plan
The Department of Social Welfare and Development – National Capital Region (DSWD-NCR) led the conduct of planning workshop to develop a 5-Year Regional Protection Plan for the Sub-Committee on Social Protection and to maintain its functionality as a policy making body under the Regional Development Council – Social Development Committee held on March 28-30, 2016 continue reading : DSWD-NCR and other agencies develop 5 –year social protection plan
A Parent Leader who finally finds her worth in their community
“Hindi ko makakalimutan ‘yung nakapagpaanak ako ng baby sa tricycle… wala na kaming choice noong oras na ‘yun kaya talagang sinalo ko ang bata… salamat sa Diyos at malusog siya hanggang sa paglaki niya ngayon,” (I will never forget the time that I facilitated a delivery of a baby in a tricycle… we had no continue reading : A Parent Leader who finally finds her worth in their community
Elsie Gaches Village residents graduate with awards in Special Education
Some 125 clients of Elsie Gaches Village (EGV), a residential care facility that serves mentally challenged persons with underlying medical problems, celebrated their achievement and success during their Recognition Day at Jose Fabella Memorial School (JFMS) as the Batch 2016 graduates of Special Education, held on March 21, 2016 at Alabang, Muntinlupa City. With the continue reading : Elsie Gaches Village residents graduate with awards in Special Education
CSOs/ SWDAs inked Budget Partnership Agreement to monitor DSWD’s programs and services
To help enhance the effectiveness of the Department and curb corruption through monitoring of DSWD core programs and projects, some 8 Civil Society Organizations (CSOs)/Social Welfare and Development Agencies (SWDAs) inked Budget Partnership Agreement (BPA) with the Department of Social Welfare and Development- National Capital Region (DSWD-NCR) on March 21, 2016 at Sampaloc, Manila. Under continue reading : CSOs/ SWDAs inked Budget Partnership Agreement to monitor DSWD’s programs and services