“Masakit po sa kamay, tumatagaktak ang pawis at nangangawit ang aking mga braso sa pagdadamo sa aming munting taniman ng gabi. Naisip ko, ayokong hanggang ganito na lamang, kailangan kong makatapos ng pagaaral,” wika ng ating ESGP-PA iskolar mula sa Central Luzon State University na si Mac Michael Rubio. Bakas ang kahirapan sa mag- aaral continue reading : “BISIKLETA”

Ikalabing walo ng Oktubre taong 2015 dala ang salbabida na yari sa interior ng malaking gulong ay nagpunta sa ilog ng barangay Padolina si Arthur Ladignon, benepisyaryo ng Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program para manguha ng mga inaanod na kahoy para sa pagkumpuni ng bubong ng kanyang bahay. Hindi alintana ang bagyong Lando para lamang sa continue reading : “SalbaBida”

“Madalas po pumapasok kami nang hindi kumakain, o kaya kulang baon, o minsan hindi na rin makakapasok dahil walang pamasahe,” narrated Julwen Lacerna, 19, from 135 Sangumay Street, Dimasalang, Cabanatuan City; a Students Grant-in-Aid Program for Poverty Alleviation (SGP-PA) in Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology (NEUST), Cabanatuan City. She is the eldest child continue reading : As they walk out of Poverty

“As expected hindi ko na iniisip na makakapag-aral dahil si Kuya ay hindi naman na rin nakatungtong ng kolehiyo (As expected I am not thinking that I can still pursue higher education for my elder brother was not able to),” narrated Alejandro Balgua III, 20, from Surgui 2nd Camiling, Tarlac, a Students’ Grant-in-aid Program for continue reading : A Student cum Dreamer, cum Worker

“ I wanted to be more deserving of the grant that I am receiving,” said Ryan Ragos, 21, Students Grant-in-Aid Program for Poverty Alleviation (SGP-PA) beneficiary in Bulacan State University, Bustos, Bulacan, who choose to maintain higher grades though such is not a requirement of the program; a consistent Dean’s Lister and Best in Computer continue reading : An awaited scholarship

“Hindi ko talaga inaasahang makakatapos ako ng pag-aaral, kaya naman sa ngayon ay maituturing kong ito na ang greatest achievement ko. (I am not expecting to finish my studies, that is why today I consider it as my greatest achievement),” shared Ms. Nicole Gotoman, 22, from Bangalinga, Iba, Zambales, a Students Grant-in-Aid Program for Poverty continue reading : Graduate na Ako sa pagiging Working-Student

Kenneth Cruz, 20, the fourth child of Mrs. Rosario Cruz, sewer, and buyer and seller, and Mr. Fernando Cruz, deceased, among their five (5) children. Their family was crippled 10 years ago when his father died, and then when Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program came into their life, as if a crutch was offered to them. continue reading : My Experiences are my Greatest Teachers

“Ang isang susi para maputol ang siklo ng kahirapan ay ang edukasyon,” pagbibigay diin ni Sec. Corazon Juliano-Soliman noong nakaraang Parent Leaders Dialogue na ginanap sa Nueva Ecija, sa Pag-asa Gym, San Jose City nung umaga, at sa Araullo University Gym nung hapon. Ang Parent Leaders Dialogue ay isang aktibidad na bahagi ng Active Citizenship continue reading : Ang mga Parent-Leader at kanilang Taya