Water, water everywhere… Nor any drop to drink! This quote from Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s Rime of the Ancient Mariner best describes the island barangay of Sibolo in Caluya, Antique. Potable water is scarce in the island. The water coming from deep well is briny. People only use it for bathing and for other household continue reading : Sibolo: Island-barangay quenches its thirst
A School Finally Comes To Igbong
By Kristine Hope Hugo, CDO II For years, pupils in Barangay Igbong, Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo have to walk a long way to complete their elementary education. Although there is a primary school in the village, it consists of just four classrooms and can only cater up to Grade 4. Mrs. Roselyn Quiñones, 46 and a continue reading : A School Finally Comes To Igbong
Mass Wedding: A Unique Venue for Convergence
By Ivy Q. Palec, Area Coordinator It had been raining, turning the dirt path into a sticky slippery walk with young banana plants sticking out of the tall grass. Still, the village – just a few hundred meters hike from the highway, remained quite accessible. A sound system was set up, makeshift tents were continue reading : Mass Wedding: A Unique Venue for Convergence
Carabao Saves the Day for Unidos
By Marilee Trombini, AREA COORDINATOR, ACT-NABAS Like many other areas in Nothern Panay, Barangay Unidos in Nabas, Aklan took the brunt of Super Typhoon Yolanda’s wrath. Houses were ripped apart, crops were destroyed, and livestock was lost. There were human casualties, too. When it came, however, for them to choose a Kalahi-CIDSS funded toward the rehabilitation continue reading : Carabao Saves the Day for Unidos
Barangay Cabugao, Altavas: Their Journey To Ownership
By Caroline N. Alzate, Area Coordinator, ACT ALTAVAS “Ro Kalahi hay matsa guinbuligan kita nga magtahi it eambong, magpili ag guin taw-an it materyales ag guinbuligan magtahi ag tapos hay guintao man katon para naton suksukon” (Kalahi is like helping us make a dress, sew it and gave it to us to wear.) This continue reading : Barangay Cabugao, Altavas: Their Journey To Ownership
Bayanihan at Pamul-ogan
By Flora Mae M. Palencia, CDO III “When there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved. It is through unity and cooperation that developments are achieved.” Cabatuan Mayor Ronilo Casiple This aptly describes the journey of Barangay Pamul-ogan in Cabatuan, Iloilo in realizing its dreams of providing access to Sitio Salakay. Pamul-ogan is continue reading : Bayanihan at Pamul-ogan
Batuan Rises
By Leilani L. Ledesma, MUNICIPAL MONITOR, DFAT When super typhoon “Yolanda” cut a wide swathe of destruction across Northern Iloilo 2013, the town of Balasan was one of the most affected with all of its 23 barangays suffering from various degrees devastation. One area that was greatly affected by the calamity was Barangay Batuan. In continue reading : Batuan Rises
Jay’s Journey: From Community Volunteer to Permanent Employee
By Fe P. Cofreros, Financial Analyst III Kapit Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan- Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) not only builds infrastructures to develop communities; it also empowers individuals to help them realize their fullest potential. At age 20, Jay was a young, carefree, fresh graduate looking at the world through rose-colored glasses. continue reading : Jay’s Journey: From Community Volunteer to Permanent Employee
Sitio Balingasag: A Kapit-Bisig Story
By Pauline Dominique C. Tarrazona, Area Coordinator-Jordan (TSP) Kalahi-CIDSS NCDDP or Kapit Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services-National Community-Driven Development Program is a special program implemented by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for poverty reduction, community empowerment and continue reading : Sitio Balingasag: A Kapit-Bisig Story
Blasco: Convergence on a Hanging Bridge
By Cindy Joy D. Blasurca, CDO III – Aklan Barangay Blasco is an upland barangay of hospitable and generous people whose houses dot the corn-strewn hills and mountains. It is a mere nine kilometers away from Poblacion, Pilar, Capiz. Yet its proximity to the continue reading : Blasco: Convergence on a Hanging Bridge