“Noon sinuwerte lang siguro kami sa kalsada at walang kapahamakan na nangyari sa amin, pero ngayon, di na ako papayag na manirahan ulit kami sa kalsada. Masyadong delikado ‘dun (We were lucky that our family was unharmed while living on the streets, but now I won’t allow us to live there again. It’s too dangerous),” continue reading : Street family finally finds dignity in their new home
Street families dream of change
“Mahirap tumira sa lansangan. Maingay, magulo. Hindi ka makakain at makatulog ng maayos. Sana balang araw makaalis kami sa ganitong sitwasyon (It’s hard to live in the streets. It’s noisy and dirty here. You can’t eat and sleep well. We hope that we’ll be able to get out of this situation someday).” This is how continue reading : Street families dream of change
Street families dream of change
“Mahirap tumira sa lansangan. Maingay, magulo. Hindi ka makakain at makatulog ng maayos. Sana balang araw makaalis kami sa ganitong sitwasyon (It’s hard to live in the streets. It’s noisy and dirty here. You can’t eat and sleep well. We hope that we’ll be able to get out of this situation someday).” This is how continue reading : Street families dream of change
DSWD defers debriefing for families of slain SAF to give them time to mourn
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) stated that it is ready to provide critical incident stress debriefing (CISD) to the families of the 44 Philippine National Police Special Action Force (PNP-SAF) commandos killed during the armed clash in Mamasapano, Maguindanao but deferred it, in the meantime, to give them time to mourn. “We continue reading : DSWD defers debriefing for families of slain SAF to give them time to mourn
Nora Vargas an MCCT Beneficiary
DSWD Family Camping 2015 Noong Enero 14-19, 2015, ginanap ang family camping sa Nasugbu, Batangas na dinaluhan ng may 100 Homeless Street Families (HSFs) na boluntaryong nagpaunlak sa imbitasyon ng LGUs at DSWD Sa limang araw na family camping, sila ay binigyan ng initial orientation tungkol sa tulong na maaari nilang matanggap kung sila ay continue reading : Nora Vargas an MCCT Beneficiary
Nelia Magramo an MCCT Beneficiary
DSWD Family Camping 2015 Noong Enero 14-19, 2015, ginanap ang family camping sa Nasugbu, Batangas na dinaluhan ng may 100 Homeless Street Families (HSFs) na boluntaryong nagpaunlak sa imbitasyon ng LGUs at DSWD Sa limang araw na family camping, sila ay binigyan ng initial orientation tungkol sa tulong na maaari nilang matanggap kung sila ay continue reading : Nelia Magramo an MCCT Beneficiary
I’m a 4Ps scholar
They call us the lower class, the twerps, a burden to the government. They dub us dependents, supposedly merely after government doles. They call us the poorest of the poor, the beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). Let me tell you people, we are less fortunate but we are not stupid. Yes, we continue reading : I’m a 4Ps scholar
DSWD, WFP provide cash assistance to 6,700 families affected by ‘Hagupit’
MANILA – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is extending P17 million cash assistance to 6,700 families or roughly 33,000 people affected by Typhoon Hagupit (local name: Ruby), in close partnership with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). Through DSWD’s social safety net program called the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), WFP continue reading : DSWD, WFP provide cash assistance to 6,700 families affected by ‘Hagupit’
DSWD cites top LGU users of database of poor families
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through the Listahanan or the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction, awarded the first Gawad Listahanan to the Municipal Government of Dalaguete, Cebu; Escalante City, Negros Occidental; and, Ilocos Norte on January 29 during the Department’s 64th anniversary celebration. Gawad Listahanan is an award conferred to continue reading : DSWD cites top LGU users of database of poor families
DSWD cites top LGU users of database of poor families
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through the Listahanan or the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction, awarded the first Gawad Listahanan to the Municipal Government of Dalaguete, Cebu; Escalante City, Negros Occidental; and, Ilocos Norte on January 29 during the Department’s 64th anniversary celebration. Gawad Listahanan is an award conferred to continue reading : DSWD cites top LGU users of database of poor families
