“Isang taon, higit isang milyon!” This is the catchphrase of the Poblacion Modified Conditional Cash Transfer for Indigenous Peoples (MCCT-IP) Association beneficiaries of Lingig, Surigao del Sur as their micro-finance lending operation turns a year older, today. To start the livelihood project, the association was given Php1,000,000 and currently, they have a total revenue of continue reading : Mabuhay ang SSI: MCCT beneficiaries generate more than a million
For the Higaonon community of Sitio Monteverde, receiving a pump-driven water supply is a huge blessing. Located in a far-flung sitio of Barangay Simbalan, Buenavista, Agusan del Norte, Monteverde has had problems in accessing water over the years. “Dili na namo kinahanglan nga mu-adto pa sa pinakaduol na barangay na mudagan og 30 minutos, para continue reading : MCCT project supplies water for Higaonon community in Buenavista, AgNor
Since its pilot implementation in Bunawan, Agusan del Sur, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) has launched ten (10) projects under the Support Services Intervention (SSI) of the Modified Conditional Cash Transfer (MCCT) modality, as of today, March 17, 2021. The SSI is a unique feature of continue reading : DSWD continues to provide SSI projects in Caraga
After three (3) years of being placed on hold, the launching of two (2) livelihood projects under the MCCT-IP of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) has finally been piloted in Bunawan, Agusan del Sur. The Poblacion General Merchandise and San Andreas Agrivet Supply have been funded through the Support Services and Intervention (SSI) modality of continue reading : MCCT-IP beneficiaries in AgSur town receive livelihood projects
As her nimble feet moves with grace with the cadence to the bamboo sticks, 11-year old Christine Arche jives to the rhythm of the Pinikpikan music as she performs a well-timed tribal dance at her abode in Barangay Maliwanag. A barangay in Esperanza, Agusan del Sur, Maliwanag is haven to the indigenous tribe recognized as continue reading : Batang 4Ps of Agusan Sur proud of Banwaon heritage
“Naa toy panahon nga si Salvador gitabang kay nalipong na sa kagutom tungod wala mi ikapalit og bugas ug baay ra amoa gikaon adto nga adlaw (There was that time when Salvador almost lost consciousness because of too much hunger, because we could not afford to buy rice and all we had were some root continue reading : Kaagapay ng Pamayanan: Banwaon family gives back with sincerity
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