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Pantawid Pamilya continues to empower parent leaders

Posted on: May 27, 2014
Baguio City – The government’s leading poverty alleviation program, Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, continues to empower more parents of the poorest households in the country as leaders of their communities in the Cordillera Administrative Region. Parent Leaders of the DSWD’s Conditional Cash Transfer Program in the Cordillera gathered in a... Read More

Island barangay learns to be self-sufficient after ‘Yolanda’

Posted on: May 27, 2014
Babatngon, Leyte -- Barangay Planza is one of the three island barangays of this  municipality where around 800 individuals reside. Farming and fishing are their main sources of income. At present, there is only one day care center and one elementary school in the locality. Students wake up as early as... Read More

Listahanan conducts barangay profiling

Posted on: May 27, 2014
As initial part of the special assessment of social pensioners not found in the database of poor household, the Listahanan or the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development Cordillera Administrative Region (DSWD-CAR) is profiling every barangay in the region. The... Read More

A tale of two mothers’ strength and resilience

Posted on: May 18, 2014
Dulag, Leyte -  Meet Rosemarie and Jocelyn,  two mothers  who have once again proven  that no typhoon or calamity, even with the strength of Typhoon Yolanda,  can cripple them from fulfilling their responsibilities  for their loved ones while contributing to the improvement of their communities. Rosemarie Librado, 42,  has nine... Read More

DSWD Director Leonardo Reynoso is new CCT nat’l program manager

Posted on: May 14, 2014
BAGUIO CITY –The Regional Director of the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office Cordillera is leaving his current position to head the National Project Management Office of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program. Director Leonardo C. Reynoso has recently been appointed as the National Program Manager of one of... Read More

Pantawid FDS: A solo father’s guide on good parenting

Posted on: April 29, 2014
Despite his various roles, Manong Miguel remains active in participating in Pantawid activities. In the picture is Manong Miguel during their study tour in Sta. Ana, Cagayan. Manong Miguel Ayochok relied on farming as a source of income in Balbalan, Kalinga. Like any other locals, he rents... Read More