The 2021 National Women’s Month Celebration with the theme “Juana Laban sa Pandemya: Kaya!” serves as a tribute, platform and call to action that highlights the extraordinary roles of ordinary Juanas in the society as trailblazers and harbingers of change. The KAKAIBA-Ihan stories of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) women are extraordinary feats of overcoming continue reading : KAKAIBA-Ihan, inspiring stories of women: Jonalyn, Joan, Venus and Mary Ann

Tuguegarao City – The Ikalahan (Kalanguya) tribe of barangay Imugan Sta. Fe, Nueva Vizcaya bags Model IP Community for the Regional Search for IP ang Yaman ng Nasyon (IPaMaNa) 2020 during the virtual awarding ceremonies at the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 02 (DSWD FO2), March 15, 2021. Besting the Aggay tribe continue reading : Ikalahan Tribe bags Model IP Community 2020

“It’s not how much we give but how much love we put into giving.” – Mother Theresa Ms. Lucia S. Alan is the current Officer-In-Charge of the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office II. A biological mother of three (3) and a loving mother of the employees of the department. Ms. Alan wasn’t continue reading : OIC Lucia Alan: An Empowered Woman Social Worker

Serbisyong May Malasakit, being the core of DSWD, is exemplified through serving the poor and marginalized sectors of our society without limit. Despite the challenges brought by COVID-19 pandemic, the department extended livelihood assistance to Geographically Isolated and Disadvantaged Areas (GIDA) of the region. Dinapigue, is one of the furthest to reach ares in Isabela. continue reading : DSWD Field Office No. 02 extends Livelihood Assistance to Dinapigue

To help lessen the effect of the COVID – 19 pandemic to the lives of the people, the Department of Social Welfare and Development through the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) implements Livelihood Assistance Grant (LAG) under the Social Amelioration Program, Emergency Subsidy Program (SAP – ESP) provided to families qualified as “low-income households”. Unlike the continue reading : “Bringing Livelihood Assistance to Calayan”

“Akala ko punishment ang mapunta ako sa center, akala ko katapusan na ng buhay ko nung mahuli kami ng mga pulis, pero yun pala ang pagpunta ko sa center ay isang blessing na nagpabago ng buhay ko.”   Butil-butil na pawis ang namuo at bahagyang tumulo sa kanyang mukha kasabay ang malakas na kalabog ng continue reading : Sa Pagsilip ng Liwanag

Ako si Reymart Leaño Molave, labing siyam na taong gulang, anak ni Renato at Catalina Molave. Ako ay tubong Jones, Isabela. Bata pa lamang ako, sa edad na lima, ay naranasan ko na ang sakit ng mawalan ng mahal sa buhay nang mamatay ang aking ama. Paglalaba lamang ang pinagkukunan ng aking ina ng pangkabuhayan  continue reading : Karera sa Pangarap

In times of difficulty, the true character of an individual becomes apparent. While the country is reeling with the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, many families struggle to sustain their source of livelihood. Moreso for Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program beneficiaries where majority of them are daily-wage earners, ambulant vendors, farmer-laborers and the like. In Tuguegarao continue reading : Helping Hands

“Sa bawat kalansing ng barya sa aking bulsa, nadaragdagan ako ng pag-asa at determinasyon upang magpatuloy upang makapagtapos sa aking pag-aaral.”   Ako si John Christian Canceran, pang-apat sa anim na supling nina Joseph Sr. at Florentina Canceran. Payak ang pamumuhay ng aming pamilya sa Barangay Rosario, City of Santiago dito sa probinsiya ng Isabela. continue reading : Barya