When life felt like a narrowing road, Mae Indoc chose to widen it. Not only for herself, but for her four children that held her future. At 29, with a husband working as a tricycle driver and children depending on her, Mae made a decision that many call brave and few get to live: she continue reading : A Mother’s Promise: From 4Ps Grantee to Municipal Link
When Dominique Magpatoc was a child, five pesos was all that he had to get through the day as an Elementary School Pupil. He remembers walking to and from elementary school with that small allowance in his pocket — not as a complaint, but as fact. The eldest of two children of a farmer and continue reading : From Five Pesos to the Top Three: Dominique Magpatoc’s Quiet Climb
For twenty long years, Jimuel Baldo Timbogan dreamed of going home to Trento, Agusan del Sur. The years in Manila hardened him, years marked by hardship, separation from family, and battles for survival. But thanks to the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Pag-abot Program, that dream has finally turned into reality. “Dahil sa continue reading : Two Decades Away, One Journey Back: Jimuel’s Story of Survival and Renewal
Sa bawat pag-ikot ng gulong, may kasamang bagong simula. Ganito inilalarawan ni Tatay Godfrey Custodio, 59 anyos mula Brgy. 12, Dapa, Surigao del Norte, ang biyayang dumating sa kanya, isang simpleng wheelchair magiging susi para muling makagalaw ang kanyang kabuhayan at pangarap para sa pamilya. Ama ng anim na anak, tatlo’y may sarili nang pamilya, continue reading : Tuloy ang Paggulong ng Buhay: Ang Bagong Wheelchair ni Tatay Godfrey
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga joins the ‘Lab for All’ program in Dapa, Surigao del Norte on Tuesday, September 16, at the Siargao Island Convention Center. The LAB for ALL Project was initiated by the First Lady, Liza Marcos, in partnership with local government units (LGUs), and other national continue reading : DSWD Caraga Joins First Lady’s ‘Lab for All’ Program in Dapa, Distributes Aid to 1,500 Families
In Barangay Santiago, Loreto, Dinagat Islands, a small group of women is quietly changing the shape of their community. The Santiago Women’s Organization, led by Janice Gonce Lambunao, a devoted 4Ps beneficiary, has grown into a refuge of hope, strength, and shared purpose. What began as a circle of neighbors has become a lifeline: 60 continue reading : Empowered Women, United Community: The Story of Santiago Women’s Organization
In his younger years, Ronald Mercado Bernante, or “Tata” as many call him, from Butuan City and of Cebuano heritage, worked tirelessly as a factory laborer to provide for himself and his family. He carried with him the simple dream of building a stable future through hard work, unaware that life would soon test his continue reading : No Longer on the Margins: Tata’s Story of Loss, Survival, and Homecoming
Isang pusong hindi kailanman sumusuko ay isang pusong tulad ni Nancita Bagotsay. Siya ang nagsilbing haligi at ilaw ng kanyang pamilya at komunidad, at sa bawat yugto ng kanyang buhay, siya ang naging dahilan sa likod ng maraming kwentong tagumpay. Bago pa man siya naging ganap na manggagawa sa lungsod ng Sta. Monica sa Isla continue reading : FEATURE STORY | Isang Pusong Hindi Sumusuko: Ang Kwento ng Pag-angat ni Nancita Bagotsay