(The following is a repost of the article published in today’s Philippine Daily Inquirer with link http://opinion.inquirer.net/82291/im-a-4ps-scholar) They call us the lower class, the twerps, a burden to the government. They dub us dependents, supposedly merely after government doles. They call us the poorest of the poor, the beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). continue reading : I’m a 4Ps scholar
WV gets gawad listahanan nat’l award
WESTERN Visayas’ entry in the Gawad Listahanan national awards won the top spot. Under the City category, Escalante from Negros Occidental bested other 16 Local Government Units which joined the search. Listahanan, also known as National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR), is an information m anagement system that makes available to national government continue reading : WV gets gawad listahanan nat’l award
Why Karen is now often seen in school
FOR her, school is fun. But there are times when she just cannot go there. Karen Grace Palma, now 11 years old and a grade five pupil of Guihaman-Buntatala Elementary School in Leganes, Iloilo, says that she wants to be in school all the time because she learns so many things and enjoys the company continue reading : Why Karen is now often seen in school
Capiz towns get P694.7M for emergency shelter assistance
ROXAS City-Municipalities of Capiz here yesterday received P695.7 million for the emergency shelter assistance (ESA) intended for typhoon Yolanda survivors. If broken down, P477,600,000 was released for Roxas City; P173,610,000 for Panay; and P43,570,000 for Pontevedra. The amount will go to 15,920 families with totally damaged houses in Roxas City; 5,637 families with totally damaged continue reading : Capiz towns get P694.7M for emergency shelter assistance
FDS changes alcoholic, jealous husband
His life will not be completed without having a drinking session with his barkada every afternoon or even until wee hours. This is how 36-year-old Erma Gonzaludo of Brgy. Guintas, Leganes, Iloilo described her husband before they were not included in the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program. Gonzaludo said they keep on fighting each other even continue reading : FDS changes alcoholic, jealous husband
DSWD: intensified disaster preparedness in FDS
Ma. Evelyn B. Macapobre, regional director of Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD-6) wants to intensify lectures on disaster preparedness in the Family Development Session (FDS) of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program. The proposal came after four deaths were recorded at the evacuation centers in Iloilo during the preemptive evacuation due to Typhoon Ruby continue reading : DSWD: intensified disaster preparedness in FDS
P9.5M released as shelter aid to Tapaz ‘Yolanda’ survivors
TAPAZ, CAPIZ—Ninety-four year-old Noveliches Gloria was misty-eyed as her frail and shaking hands tapped the DSWD worker’s arm as her sign of gratefulness for the P30,000.00 emergency shelter assistance she is about to receive. “Salamat, salamat, salamat. (Thank you, thank you, thank you),” she said while her wrinkled face and lips flashes a pleasant smile. continue reading : P9.5M released as shelter aid to Tapaz ‘Yolanda’ survivors