No gain, no pain! This is the battle cry of the Project Development Officers who wish to achieve their goals in organizing beneficiaries for Self Employment Assistance-Kaunlaran Associations. The Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) of the DSWD FO2 had reached the remotest barangay of the Municipality of San Mariano, Isabela, one of the Set 1 areas continue reading : A day in the life of a Project Development Officer

The municipality of Naguilian in the province of Isabela is home to 1, 119 beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program. Since the program landed on their tranquil and modest municipality, positive changes can be seen. Yes, the program aims to break the intergeneration cycle of poverty, so it invests in the health and education continue reading : POVERTY IS JUST A 7-LETTER WORD

In photo: A representative of GreenMeadow Foundation Inc., one of the CSOs partner of DSWD in the implementation of MCCT, discusses about their accomplishments. With the aim to review accomplishments, define issues and problems encountered in the implementation of Modified Conditional Cash Transfer, the DSWD Field Office 02 led by Director Violeta A. Cruz conducted continue reading : FO2 conducts 1st quarter meeting on MCCT

In photo: Happy family! The Alvarez family with Diane during one of their vacation trips in Ilocos Province. Being a foster parent is not easy, but making a difference in a child’s life brings a wonderful, rewarding, life-changing experience in our family. It was October 2011 when Diane arrived to our family through the program continue reading : Foster Parenting: A Life-Changing Experience (A story of Mrs. Karen C. Alvarez)

(Ang liham na ito ay sinulat ni Ginang Maricel L. Baddu, isang benepisyaryo ng Pantawid Pamilya mula sa Sanchez Mira, Cagayan) Maligayang bati po sa inyong lahat !!! Nais ko pong ibahagi ang pagbabagong naganap sa buhay ko at ng pamilya ko simula ng tumanggap ako ng tulong mula sa programa ng ating mahal na continue reading : Liham ng Pasasalamat

Sanchez Mira, Cagayan—Barangay Santiago is one of the interior barangays of Sanchez Mira, Cagayan. It is located on a hilly area around 30 feet above sea level and surrounded by vast agricultural lands. It is around 5 kilometers away from the national highway. The road going to it is muddy and slippery during rainy season. continue reading : THE BIRTH OF THE PANTAWID PAMILYANG PILIPINO PROGRAM IN BARANGAY SANTIAGO, SANCHEZ MIRA, CAGAYAN

The Department of Social Welfare and Development on Monday, April 15, 2013 warned the public against a new wave of scam text messages claiming they have won hundreds of thousands of pesos from the “President Noy-Noy Aquino Foundation.” “We have already issued earlier warnings before but there are really people out to mislead so let continue reading : DSWD warns against ‘Noy-Noy Aquino Foundation’ text scam

Diadi, Nueva Vizcaya—Teaching is known to be the noblest profession. Teachers do not just talk in front of the class discussing about pretty interesting facts that make student be amaze of all the happenstances in the world. They do not just write on the chalkboard information that enriches every student’s knowledge. But above all, teachers continue reading : 681* Friends (An LGU Links’ Story)

Brgy. Lukidnon, Dupax del Sur, Nueva Vizcaya using the household assessment form to determine if the family will be included in the list of the poor region wide. Composing this piece about the conduct of the special household assessment in barangay Lukidon, the remotest in Dupax del sur wasn’t easy, what with the many highlights continue reading : “The Long Road to Lukidnon” (Experience narrated by the Regional Field Supervisor)

Basco, Batanes—Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 02 headed by Regional Director Violeta A. Cruz initiated the signing of Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Local Chief Executives of Batanes Province to replicate the social technology projects developed by the department. The six Local Chief Executives of the said province were able to continue reading : DSWD, Batanes Province ink MOA signing on replication of SOCTECH projects