Besao, Mt. Province- The people of Barangay Laylaya start their day early and ends it late in the afternoon. Regardless of gender, culture, type of task, weather conditions, geographic location, everyone is driven to successfully build a community project for the improvement of their lives. “Nan inub ubla me et nan bunbunag si darat nan continue reading : Barangay Laylaya’s undefeated grit
It was a hot sunny morning after a two-hour trek from the rocky terrains of Barangay Tacadang, Kibungan, Benguet when the DSWD team reached sitio Bekes where the family of Sabado and Lunesa Lao-an, a former beneficiary of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) happily lives. “Umali kayo sinan kad-an me ay ada-dayo (Welcome to continue reading : A 4Ps family’s journey of optimism and hard work
From January to February this year, the DSWD Field Office Cordillera Administrative Region (DSWD FO CAR) has provided a sum of ₱ 372,607.47 worth of assistance to families and communities affected by structural and forest fires. OIC Regional Director and ARD for Operations Enrique H. Gascon Jr. remarked that the resources provided through the Disaster continue reading : DSWD FO CAR provides 370K to fire victims in CAR
The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office Cordillera Administrative Region (DSWD FO CAR) has awarded seventeen (17) Sustainable Livelihood Program Associations in the different municipalities of Mt. Province on 27 February 2024. Members of the different SLPAs gladly received the livelihood assistance from DSWD through the Sustainable Livelihood Program – Payapa at Masaganang continue reading : Social Welfare Agency provides livelihood assistance to Montañosa
“Save before you spend,” Cristine Agsawal shared as she recounts how the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) changed her family’s ways of spending their daily finances. Cristine hails from the remote agricultural barangay of Umalbong, Hingyon, Ifugao. Like many other 4Ps beneficiaries, Cristine only finished elementary because of financial struggles. Cristine was 22 when she continue reading : Save now, spend later: A 4Ps beneficiary’s outlook in life
KIBUNGAN, BENGUET- Their forefathers have told them that it is almost impossible for a road to reach their place in Tacadang Proper in Kibungan, Benguet province because of the isolated landscape of their village. When an opportunity came through a grant from KALAHI-CIDSS program of the agency, improvement of roads was proposed to respond to continue reading : The roads they have longed for now a reality