Of blessings and chances

  DAVAO CITY (DSWD XI) -Life is a constant struggle with life’s challenges. People fight for justice, others for their life; while the poor fight for freedom. They fight for freedom from poverty that has been entrenched upon them since birth. Some succeed, some fail to win, and there are a few who are doubly continue reading : Of blessings and chances

Pantawid graduates of SPAMAST

PANTAWID GRADUATES.  68 Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program beneficiaries and grantees of Students’ Grant-in-Aid Program for Poverty Alleviation (SGP-PA) graduate during the 30th commencement exercises of Southern Philippines Agri-business, Marine and Aquatic School of Technology (SPAMAST) – Malita Campus. To date there are 2,662 SGP-PA grantees all over Davao Region and 503 recently graduated from seven state universities and colleges continue reading : Pantawid graduates of SPAMAST

Third time’s a charm

Jerrynold during his graduation. PANABO CITY, Davao del Norte (DSWD XI) -Third time’s a charm for 21-year old Jerrynold Escote. Growing up from a brood of fourteen, Jerrynold saw his parents struggle every day to put food on the table. His mother, Sabina, 45, peddles cigarettes while his father, Nelson, 48, was a cook at continue reading : Third time’s a charm

Pantawid youth power

PANTAWID YOUTH POWER. Pantawid Pamilya Regional Program Coordinator Araceli M. Layog welcomes Pantawid youth participants to the first-ever Youth Development Session (YDS) SportsFest held at F. Bustamante High School, Tibungco, Davao City. This year’s theme is “Mga Batang Pantawid Pamilya Sama-sama, Batang Nagkakaisa, Palarong May Pag-asa”.  Some 384 youth beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilya from the barangays of Panacan, Ilang, Tibungco, continue reading : Pantawid youth power