Aeschylus once said that from a small seed a mighty trunk may grow. This means that every big accomplishment once had a small idea. The same is true with humanity. In order to produce dignified and successful people, one must plant, cultivate, and nurture seedlings of virtue and values in the minds of the young continue reading : GROWING THE NEXT GENERATION OF GARDENERS

The Field Office IX through the National Household Targeting Unit (NHTU) is currently preparing for the validation and updating of the Listahanan 2 poor households as potential beneficiaries of the Unconditional Cash Transfer (UCT) program. “As of now, we are in need of field workers to be deployed throughout the region for the upcoming special continue reading : Field Office 9 prepares for the upcoming UCT validation

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Region IX signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the lead agency in social welfare and development in order to access and utilize the local database of poor families based on the results of the second round of Listahanan assessment in 2015. “Since DOLE has already entered into continue reading : DOLE IX to utilize Listahanan 2 database

Zamboanga Peninsula is a hub of diverse culture and beliefs. It is home for many brothers and sisters of various faiths that share a harmonious relationship despite the differences. This harmony is seen in its people as they live their lives helping one another for the betterment of their individual communities. Though some beliefs are continue reading : Service Above Self

They say that finding your true purpose in life is like looking for a thread in a sea of pebbles. It’s difficult. It’s a lot of work. But it’s not impossible. Many find it hard to look for their purpose but for Sitti Aisa Taraji (now Askalani), at a very young age, she knew what continue reading : A Pebble of Hope

While some would say that the children are the future of our nation, others would probably suggest that they already play a vital role in the society as early as now. But the question is, would they still remain the hope of the society when some of them are in conflict with the law? In continue reading : Building hope for sustainable change

The new guidelines for Listahanan data-sharing were officially presented to more than 30 social protection stakeholders in a forum held last November 7 at Grand Astoria Hotel, Zamboanga City. “The activity aimed to encourage more stakeholders to utilize the data generated by Listahanan in 2015,” said the Regional Field Coordinator of National Household Targeting Unit-ARMM-BaSulTa, continue reading : Listahanan conducts forum on data-sharing

The National Household Targeting Unit (NHTU) officially completed the assessment of 1,329 households last October 10 during the conduct of On-Demand Application (ODA) in Isabela City, Basilan. According to the Regional Field Coordinator (RFC), Michael D.S. Mustafa, “Eighty-seven percent (87%) or 1,522 of the target households were met.” Twenty-one (21) barangays were involved during the continue reading : NHTU-9 officially concludes household assessment