(Delivered by Rhealyn M. Zonio, a children beneficiary of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program in Diffun, Quirino, during the ‘Pagdiriwang sa mga Pantawid Pamilya High School Graduates’ of the province on April 27, 2015.) To our respective Regional Director, Ms. Remia T. Tapispisan; our beloved Governor, Hon. Junie Cua; to our respective municipal mayors present in continue reading : VALEDICTORY ADDRESS: Poverty Is Not A Hindrance To Success

“Ang buhay po ay parang pelikula, pangit man po ang simula, nasasayo po yun kung papano mo pagagandahin ang istorya, para po maging happy ending,”  said the sixteen-year old who wowed the audience with her impeccable acting skills. When the clapperboard kisses each other, she begins to enunciate her dialog with feelings. She moves across continue reading : FEATURE: Star in Her Own Right

With the aim to showcase and strengthen its partnership with the Civil Society Organizations, the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 02 conducted strings of CSO-Led Fora this March. The first activity kicked-off in the Province of Cagayan which was held at the K Servico Function Room in Tuguegarao City on March 6, continue reading : FO2 stages series of CSO-Led Fora, highlights success stories of Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries

DSWD FO 02 kicks off this year’s celebration of Adoption Consciousness Month with the launching of an adoption help desk at SM City, Cauayan, Isabela on February 27, 2015 with the theme, “Legal na ampon ako: anak na totoo.” The launching of the said help desk was in partnership with SM Cares Foundation, among others, continue reading : SM Cares Joins DSWD’s Adoption Consciousness Month Celebration

Smiles were painted at the faces of children beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program as they receive toys from SM Foundation through their “Share a Toy” program. About 683 children who belong to Indigenous People (IP) group namely Agta, Ibanag, Ayangan, Bugkalot, Kalanguya and Ibaloi from the municipalities of Baggao and Aparri in the continue reading : SM’s “Share a Toy” program gives joy to Pantawid Pamilya IP children beneficiaries

About 397 beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program from the Province of Cagayan flocked at the gymnasium of the University of Saint Louis Tuguegarao (USLT) for the free medical and dental services relative to the celebration of their 50th Founding Anniversary on February 15, 2015. A battery of health professionals catered to the medical continue reading : USLTAA’s Medical Mission serves Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries

The Local Government Unit (LGU) of Aparri was hailed as the Regional awardee and Second National Place Winner in the first ever Gawad Listahanan Awards given on the occasion of 64th Anniversary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office II (DSWD-FO2) on February 11, 2015 at Crown Pavillon, Tuguegarao City. Gawad Listahanan continue reading : LGU-Aparri bags 2nd Place in Gawad-Listahanan Awards

They call us the lower class, the twerps, a burden to the government. They dub us dependents, supposedly merely after government doles. They call us the poorest of the poor, the beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). Let me tell you people, we are less fortunate but we are not stupid. Yes, we continue reading : I’m a 4Ps Scholar

With the aim to determine the social protection programs and services received by the Listahanan poor families, the DSWD FO2’s National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) or Listahanan will administer a Consultation Workshop with the data-users on the first quarter of 2015 at Tuguegarao City, Cagayan. Listahanan urges the data-users to submit their continue reading : Listahanan FO2 to hold Consultation Workshop with Data-users

Twenty two (22) Information Officers from the National Government Agencies (NGAs) pledged to become advocates of Listahanan thru the Interagency Information Officers’ (IO) Forum on January 16, 2015 at Casa Angela, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan.  These Information Officers committed to support all Listahanan activities most specially the fast approaching second round of Family Assessment. Likewise, the continue reading : Partner-NGAs’ Information Officers now Listahanan Advocates