She is skinny, short haired and has a brown complexion. Every day, she roams around the community, looking for stuff to sell in the junkshop, untiringly, to make both ends meet for the family. Mary Ann Mangohig, 41, a mother of six (6) children is a simple woman and dreams of a simple yet abundant continue reading : Little Steps

Christian James ‘CJ’ G. Balagtas, 12, is a resident of Barangay San Antonio, Guagua, Pampanga, where he was identified as one of the beneficiary of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program. Currently, he is a grade VI student at San Antonio Elementary School. He was recognized in their school as one of the deserving pupil last School continue reading : Social Dancing

“Maraming bata ang naghahangad na maging kami,” pagmamalaki ni Aileen Carida, 19, president ng Bata, Alaga ko. Ayon sa kanya ay nagkaroon sila ng pangalawang pamilya sa katauhan ng Bata, Alaga ko. Dagdag pa niya’y ‘di lang sila basta nahahasa ang kanilang talento sa pag-awit, pagsayaw, at pag-arte kundi mas mapagtibay pa ang kanilang magandang continue reading : Sa Saliw ng Pangarap

Kapit-bisig Laban saKahirapan Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services National Community Driven Development Program (Kalahi-CIDSS NCDDP) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) held its 2ndBayani Ka! Awards last February 9, 2016 in Metro Manila. The Bayani Ka! Award’s intention is to acknowledge the hard work performed in the locality—the everyday heroes continue reading : Our Captain, Our Hero

Financially crippled, that is how Julia de Asis Concepcion would describe their previous life status, but when Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program came, according to her, it is as if a crutch was given to them. “We belong to a poor family but our lives changed when we became beneficiaries of Pantawid. Our financial problem was continue reading : More than a mere financial aid

Mrs. Zenaida D. Aquino is a beneficiary of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program since 2012 (Set 5A). She has three kids, her eldest Jozen Rose has her own family and also a beneficiary of Pantawid Pamilya Set 7E, then the middle child Lanzien Josh is currently a grade 5 student, and Zshiene Bert, the youngest, is continue reading : Dreams Do Come True

The impact of success is better measured by its rippling effect, more so, by its ability to “pay it forward”. This is the story of Jerryson Alcantara, who, from a program participant of the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP), became an entrepreneur managing his own business and now was able to employ 10 other beneficiaries of continue reading : Paying it Forward: Jerryson Alcantara’s Story of Change

Narcisa Dagdagan Paraso is the first woman Barangay Chairperson in the history of her barangay. Before becoming a Punong Barangay, she once served the Catholic Church as a Barangay Pastoral President. In 2010 she became the first barangay councilor, and she was elected as Chairwoman in 2013. Aside from other activities in barangay, she is continue reading : Labor of Love