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
SGPPA graduate now a Licensed Teacher
“Another chapter of my life begins, thanks to SGPPA,” Gay Myrell Abrogena shares with her victorious smile. She said that she can foresee a better life ahead for her family especially that she is now a licensed teacher. Myrell, 21, of Pinili, Ilocos Norte is one the country’s first batch of graduates who was provided continue reading : SGPPA graduate now a Licensed Teacher
DSWD’s 1st Gawad Listahanan lauds Provincial Government of Ilocos Norte
The Provincial Government of Ilocos Norte (PGIN) is the most active Listahanan data user (Provincial Category) in the entire Philippines and an awardee of the first ever Gawad Listahanan under the Pagkilala sa Natatanging Kontribusyon sa Bayan (PaNaTa Ko sa Bayan) Awards by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). PGIN will receive a continue reading : DSWD’s 1st Gawad Listahanan lauds Provincial Government of Ilocos Norte
200 poor senior citizens in Urdaneta City receive Php 1 million
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 1 gave Php 5,000.00 each to 200 poor senior citizens from the Bottom Up Budgeting (BUB) as a one-time financial assistance to augment their basic needs. These poor senior citizens ages 77 below were assessed and recommended by the City Government of Urdaneta because of continue reading : 200 poor senior citizens in Urdaneta City receive Php 1 million
From advocacy to vocation
A registered nurse by profession, Conrado Y. Benitez, 28, single, of Bayambang, Pangasinan, is a Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services-National Community-Driven Development Program (KALAHI CIDSS-NCDDP) Community Empowerment Facilitator (CEF) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). Not minding the tasks and responsibilities as a CEF, Conrado accepted continue reading : From advocacy to vocation
