Tarciano and Ma. Lorena Sarino proudly show off their produce. DAVAO CITY (DSWD XI) – Prior to Pantawid Pamilya, Tarciano Sarino, 49, of Barangay Tigatto, Davao City worked as a gaspangero, a laborer who collects sand from the river and transports it by banca. Tarciano had also tried diving for coins to augment their daily income. continue reading : Pantawid Pamilya: Fulfilling dreams of ‘gaspangeros’

DAVAO CITY (DSWD XI) – At least 1034 beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program in Davao Region have completed technical-vocational course from Southern Mindanao Institute of Technology and Endonela Institute of Technology Foundation. The Pantawid beneficiaries were identified through the employment facilitation track of Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) of the Department of Social Welfare and continue reading : 1034 Pantawid grantees graduate in tech-voc

Pantwid Pamilya parent leader Melina Honrada. COMPOSTELA, Compostela Valley Province (DSWD XI) – “Opportunities don’t just happen. You have to create them,” Pantawid Pamilya beneficiary and Parent Leader Melina P. Honrada declared. Having been a Pantawid parent leader in Barangay Ngan for years now, Melina now traverses over a new career path as a newly-hired continue reading : Pantawid parent leader as public servant

SAN ISIDRO, Davao Del Norte (DSWD XI) – Born in 1990, Rodel F. Enate is the third child of poor parents who were bestowed with six children. Rodel grew up poor but obedient. Starting at an early age, he has always helped in putting food on their table by assisting his father cultivate a small continue reading : Beating trials through hard work

Some of the recycled products from rags. DAVAO CITY (DSWD XI) – When 99 Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries completed the skills training on Rag Recycling Cum Production in 2014, there was no stopping them. They not only became producers but skills trainers as well as they eagerly transferred the technology to fellow Pantawid recipients in the continue reading : ‘Rag recyclers’ of Davao