Maria (not her real name) said there is life after an armed struggle. Maria’s sari-sari store is doing well. In fact, Mary Gloryn Mangarao, project development officer (PDO) of Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP), who monitors the progress of Maria’s livelihood project, reveals the family has a net income of Php 22,890 deposited in a bank continue reading : Government fulfills the unfulfilled promise of a better life

“I am not afraid of my shadow, I am free,” was the words of Juan (not his real name), 51 years old, of Bohol, after he returned to the fold of the law. He was a former member of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF), operating in Bohol. He was continue reading : Living a New Life

The Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) provided cash assistance to fire victims in Barangay Poblacion, Talisay City, Cebu to help them recover their livelihood. Jessa Cabusas, one of the 12 recipients, shared that with the P20,000 cash assistance they received from SLP, they have slowly revived their business. “Nakabangon gyud mi pagkadawat namo sa assistance. Mao continue reading : Sustainable livelihood program helps fire victims recover livelihood

The Sustainable Livelihood Program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) supports women through livelihood programs. In 2020, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, 18,547 women became beneficiaries of the Sustainable Livelihood Program. “When I became an association’s member, it gave me a chance to earn on my own and to provide for the needs continue reading : SLP supports and empowers women

The DSWD-7 has recently released more than P13 million of Livelihood Assistance Grant (LAG), through the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP), to 1,360 beneficiaries from the town of Tuburan, Balamban, and Asturias in Cebu province. Rebecca Geamala, DSWD-7 regional director, has encouraged the beneficiaries to use the grant they received from the government for its intended continue reading : DSWD-7 releases more than P13M Livelihood Assistance Grant