“Hindi mo masasabing maunlad ka kung ang mga nasa paligid mo ay naghihirap.” This was the heartfelt statement of Mr. Manuelito Villanueva, the household head of the Huwarang  Pantawid Pamilya in the National Capital Region for 2012.    A family composed of a fisherman and a volunteer teacher with five children from Navotas City was continue reading : Finding Light amid the Darkness

Si Bb. Kristine Grace D. Ma ay isang City Link at kasalukuyang Municipal Action Team Leader sa Pateros. Isa siya sa mga kawani ng gobyerno na tumutugon sa mga pangangailangan ng mga mahihirap na pamilyang naninirahan sa limang barangay na kaniyang pinaglilingkuran. Si Bb. Ma ay limang taon nang naglilingkod sa Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program continue reading : Kaligayahan mula sa Paglilingkod

Mapagmahal sa pamilya, responsible, matalino, masipag, at handang kayanin ang lahat ng pagsubok sa buhay maabot lamang ang kanyang mga pangarap: ito ang mga katangiang isinasalarawan si Mark John L. Samson, labinlimang (15) taon gulang, Grade 7 at kasalukuyang nag-aaral sa Antonio A. Maceda Integrated School sa Lungsod ng Maynila. Siya ay miyembro ng Modified continue reading : Pagsusumikap para sa Kinabukasan

Nanay Dato (left) making a twined bag while Tatay Juan (right) makes a twined wallet. On April 2017, the Gender and Development office of Muntinlupa City conducted the livelihood skills training in handcrafted twine making (bags and wallet). The City Links coordinated with Poblacion Livelihood for the conduct of training during one of the Family continue reading : Weaving the Path to Success

Ayon nga sa kasabihan: “Walang nag-uumpisa sa malaki.” Si Ginang Francisca Dela Cruz ay isang Solo Parent at nagsumikap upang maabot ang kanyang mga pangarap sa buhay sa pamamagitan ng pag-iimpok. Sino nga ba ang mag-aakala na sa pamamagitan ng kanyang pagtatiyaga ay lalago ang kanyang munting negosyo ng higit pa sa kanyang inaasahan? Si continue reading : Pag-iimpok Tungo sa Kaunlaran

The Department of Social Welfare and Development – National Capital Region (DSWD-NCR) launched the Third Kalinga Caravan at the Tennis Court of Barangay Sta. Lucia, District V, Quezon City on September 24, 2018. The Caravan was spearheaded by the Department through the Social Marketing Office in cooperation with the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program Operations Office continue reading : DSWD NCR conducts Third Kalinga Caravan

The Department of Social Welfare and Development-National Capital Region (DSWD-NCR) through the National Household Targeting Office (NHTO) conducted a Regional Consultation Dialogue on September 18-21, 2018 at Jade Hotel and Suites, Chino Roces Ave. Makati City.   The dialogue aims to introduce and advocate the use of the Listahanan II database to the representatives from continue reading : DSWD-NCR conducts a Regional Consultation Dialogue with Listahanan Stakeholders

Some say it’s easier to find reasons for people to be divided rather than finding a common ground. These differences,  which often lead to a divide in opinion, result in individuals taking their own course of action rather than working with others. Such is the case of the community from one of the areas in continue reading : From Division to Unity: The Gulayan Story of Quezon City