“Himala” is a classic film produced during the golden age of Filipino cinema – the early 1980s by the prolific director Ishmael Bernal. The film tells the story of a woman named Elsa; which later on became an iconic movie character, who’s movie lines will linger on for generations. In the Walt Disney Animation film continue reading : Babae Serye: Empowering the Mamanwa tribe through literacy
Accidents happen anytime and anywhere but the road is among the most common places where they frequently happen. In fact, according to data released by the World Health Organization (WHO), there are 1,350,000 lives taken due to road accidents in 2018; and statistics in the Philippines recorded that 12,000 Filipinos die on the road every continue reading : Babae Serye: Driving her way to self-sufficiency
Ito ay isang salaysay tungkol sa aking buhay na pinamagatang, “Singkwenta kada araw.” Taong 1998, ika-26 ng Hunyo nang ako ay iniluwal ng aking ina upang magisnan ang buhay dito sa mundo. Pinangalanang Jenneth na hango naman sa pangalan ng kaibigan ng aking ama. Dalawampung taon na akong naninirahan sa barangay Poblacion, probinsya ng Agusan continue reading : Babae Serye: “Singkwenta kada araw” – An account of a Pantawid child topnotcher
All adventures, especially into new territory, are scary. – Sally Ride. Year 2011 was the year for him. It was the year he finished his bachelor’s degree in Nursing at Central Mindanao University. At the tail-end of that same year, he passed his Nursing Licensure Exams. Riding the nostalgia of those achievements, employment would be continue reading : Unfamiliar territory fuels passion of Community Worker
Olivia straightens up as she was about to fold the last strip of the dried buli leaf to cap off her day. Olivia Jawatan, 49 years old, a mother of three, works hard to earn for her family’s needs. For a Badjao like her, it is unlikely that she depends on a sustainable job, or continue reading : Buhi sa Buli: Badjaos Weaving Positivity
The Department of Social Welfare and Developmet (DSWD) Secretary Rolando Joselito Bautista hands the national best volunteer award to Lea Rebuta, a Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program parent leader, during the Pagkilala sa Natatanging Kontribusyon sa Bayan (PaNata Ko sa Bayan) Awards at the DSWD Central Offcie, Batasan Complex, Quezon City. The PaNata Ko sa continue reading : Taguibo, Butuan City native is DSWD national best volunteer awardee
Albert Einstein, a great physicist once said, “Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.” This saying has been proven true by the 632-strong Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program staff from DSWD Field Office Caraga. Over the years, they have, time and again, offered their steadfast commitment and untiring service to almost 180,000 Pantawid continue reading : DSWD Caraga surpasses target for Pantawid Pamilya SWDI assessment
“A bone to the dog is not a charity. Charity is the bone shared with the dog, when you are just as hungry as the dog.” — Jack London Most people say that the only person who understands well the plight of someone, is the person who had also experienced the same situation. In continue reading : Compassion and Commitment goes a long way