Living a life while having a disability in your senior years is not as easy as you might think. It takes so much positivity and acceptance within yourself to move forward. This is how Merly Aguda combats her everyday life with her small business. Just before sunrise, Merly’s daily routine starts with preparing the sticky continue reading : Senior PWD: A Person with Determination

“Hindi hadlang ang kapansan para hindi lumaban sa hamon ng buhay, sapagkat ito ay ipinagkaloob sa akin ng Panginoon upang magsilbing aking inspirasyon sa pagkamit ng tagumpay (Having a disability is not a hindrance to not fight the challenges of life, because it is from God that I use as an inspiration to succeed),” Jane continue reading : Upuang de gulong: “Inspirasyon ko ang aking kapansanan”

Malayo man sila sa mga oportunidad, huli man sa sibilisasyon at napag-iiwan man ng panahon, sipag at tiyaga ang kanilang naging sandata. Ilan lamang iyan sa mga pangunahing katangian ng isang katutubo upang gumawa ng paraang mairaos ang kanilang pamilya araw-araw. Sa munting barrio ng Lamag, Quirino, Ilocos Sur, ang tribo ng Kankanaey ay naninirahan continue reading : Kwentong IP: Hakbang Palayo sa Kahirapan

“Naligaw man kami noon ng landas, nagalit, at nagkasala sa gobyerno, nandoon pa rin ang pagtanggap matapos kaming magbalik-loob (We may have gone astray before, became angry, and erred against the government, acceptance is still present after we surrendered),” Melchor (not his real name) uttered in tearful eyes. Melchor is one of the 20 former continue reading : Rebel Camp Days: “Niloko nila kami”

Gay people are stereotypically labeled by society to have a lesser chance of having their own family because of their gender identity. Homophobia still exists even up to this generation. But gays are more than those they are labeled with. Al Cabesa is a testament that gay people can be parents too. He stands as continue reading : Being LGBTQIA+ is a Plus for a Hardworking Parent

The whipping water from the shore, the blowing wind, and the spinning of the windmill were the everyday music that Mary Jane Francisco hears while making delicious empanadas and selling souvenirs. Those music to her ears paused when Burgos, Ilocos Norte’s wind farm tourism industry temporarily closed because of the community quarantines. “Amin kami ditoy continue reading : WINd

As the pandemic restrictions lower, DSWD Field Office 1 (DSWD FO 1) conducts its first face-to-face Information Serbisyo Caravan in Alcala, Pangasinan since the pandemic started. The said caravan held on 26 May 2022 catered 75 participants from different barangays of Alcala, Pangasinan wherein the Social Marketing Unit discussed the programs and services of the continue reading : DSWD FO 1 CONDUCTS FACE-TO-FACE INFORMATION SERBISYO CARAVAN IN ALCALA, PANGASINAN