“Muabot ra ang adlaw nga mahitabo ra gyud akong mga pangandoy (Someday all my dreams will come true).” 31-year-old Sally Joy Jovita from Sison, Surigao del Norte has always dreamed of building her store. Selling different goods and products had never been just a job for Sally Joy; it was also her passion. Since 2016, continue reading : From “one day” to “day one”
Building a house of their own has always been the dream of Eva Pagunsad and her husband. It is their greatest desire to provide a roof over the heads of their children. Eva, a mother and wife from Sibagat, Agusan del Sur, worked all day and night so they could put up their dream house. continue reading : Finding hope after losing: A fire victim’s story
As a young adolescent, Amelia (not her real name) has always desired to be of service to the country. She knew deep in her heart that she wanted to serve the community. Hence, when members from the New People’s Army discussed with her their distorted ideologies and beliefs about the government and the country, she continue reading : Of leaving the risky life and starting again
SIARGAO ISLAND – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) handed an amount of PhP 54,200 as Livelihood Settlement Grant and Transitory Shelter Assistance to Reny Boy Dramayo and his family – a beneficiary of the Balik-Probinsya, Bagong Pag-asa (BP2) in San Bentio, Surigao del Norte on September 8, 2021. Dramayo’s family is the continue reading : Balik-Probinsya 2 recipient gets livelihood and shelter assistance from DSWD
DAPA – In its relentless efforts to serve more individuals and families in rural communities, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) inked a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Local Government Unit (LGU) of Dapa in support of the construction of the Dapa Livelihood Center, on September 8, 2021. The signing of the continue reading : DSWD Caraga, LGU Dapa ink agreement for Livelihood Center
Three associations in Alegria, Surigao del Norte received livelihood projects from the Department of Social Welfare Development on September 6 and 7, 2021. The said projects were funded under the DSWD’s Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP). The members of the Poblacion Hugpong Multi-Sectoral Association (POHUMUSA), San Juan Hugpong Multi-Sectoral Association (SAJUMSA), and Ombong Hugpong Multi-Sectoral Association continue reading : Associations rejoice as DSWD hands over livelihood projects
The Department of Social Welfare and Development, together with the Local Government Unit of Dapa, broke ground for the establishment of the Dapa Livelihood Center in Dapa, Surigao del Norte, on August 23, 2021. The Dapa Livelihood Center is a 1-story infrastructure project subsidized by the DSWD Field Office Caraga’s Sustainable Livelihood Program which will continue reading : DSWD Caraga, LGU Dapa break ground for livelihood center
“Sa una, ako ang naga-train ug naga-recruit og mga tao para mag-apil sa among grupo.” This was the life that Anna (not her real name), used to have. As a member of the New People’s Army (NPA), Anna was delegated to recruit and train new members. She would remember enlisting young individuals and enticing them continue reading : Turning over a new leaf