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
The Department of Social Welfare and Development Caraga bagged the Best Operations Team award for the Regional Program Management Office (RPMO) of Pantawid Pamilya Program, during the 2nd Semester National Systems Consultation Workshop last November 19-22 at Linden Suites, Pasig City. The Field Office has been taking significant steps over its 11 years of regional continue reading : DSWD Caraga bags Best Pantawid Pamilya Operations Team award
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) FO Caraga through the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program and Landbank of the Philippines continues its distribution of new ATM card with EMV chip to its 4Ps beneficiaries all over the Region. EMV stands for Europay, Mastercard, Visa. It is a global standard for cards equipped with computer continue reading : DSWD staff personally hands EMV card to sick beneficiary
Death brings everything to a halt. A parent is never fully prepared for it, nor is a sibling. This was true for eight-year old Athena. “Napakahirap po na bumangon. We experienced a storm in our life when my sister died in a bomb incident. At a young age, I saw how my parents suffered a continue reading : High hopes for Exemplary Child from Lingig despite life’s uncertainties