Tag Archives: dswd

Litratong Pinoy: Hiling (Request)

Nakapanayam ko ang dalawang matandang babae noong Disyembre 2007 habang ako ay gumagawa ng feature story tungkol sa mga matatanda na kinukupkop ng Golden Acres.


Ang lola sa unang larawan ay nabibilang sa may kayang pamilya. Subalit nang siya ay naging masasakitin at tumanda na siya ay dinala sa institusyon na pinapatakbo ng gobyerno sa ilalim ng pamamahala ng Department of Social Welfare and Development. Siya ay nananabik na muling makapiling ang kanyang pamilya lalo ang kanyang anak na lalaki. Hiling niya na makapiling siyang muli sa mga huling bahagi ng kanyang buhay.


Si lola ay hindi na nakakakita. Nabulag siya sanhi ng kanyang katandaan. Hindi man siya mapalad na magkaroon ng sariling anak, subalit may isang tao na sa kanya ay nagmalasakit at nagmahal bilang isang tunay na ina. Patuloy siya nitong inaalala at dinadalaw kung ito ay magkakataon. Mahigit 90 na si lola ngayon.

Iniisip ko kung sila at sampu ng kanilang mga kasama sa Golden Acres ay naaalala pa ng kanilang pamilya lalo na ngayong Kapaskuhan. Simpleng hiling lang ang kanilang ipinagdadasal ‘yan ay ang makasama ang kanilang mga mahal sa buhay na siyang tunay na makapagbibigay sa kanila ng tunay na kasiyahan at kapayapaan sa buhay.

Maligayang Pasko sa Lahat!

More volunteers needed for typhoon victims

Even before thousands of typhoon victims could recover from the devastation brought by Ondoy, another super typhoon has already entered the Philippine area of responsibility. We can only pray  typhoon Pepeng would not cause as much damage as Ondoy…

Aside from volunteers who will help in the repacking of goods, social welfare and development authorities are requesting assistance from individuals, group of friends, corporations and organizations and even families who have the desire to contribute knowledge, skills, time and resources.

Authorities are needing the services of people (elder volunteers) who can provide advice and comfort to victims of disaster. Experts call it stress debriefing session.

Volunteers at work. 
Interested workers may contact the DSWD-NROC located at Chapel Road, Pasay City (at the back of Air Transportation Office), with telephone number 852-80-81. (Photo source: DSWD website)

From what I’ve heard about disaster victims, it may take months or years before survivors can fully recover from the physical and emotional trauma caused by the tragedy.

 Woman grieves in Pasig City (photo source: Maya.Sindu )@yahoo.com>

Stress debriefing session allows survivors to ventilate or pour out his or her feelings and fears to lessen his emotional burden.

For those who are willing to serve as volunteer may visit www.dswd.gov.ph. Click the icon on Bayanihang Bayan Volunteer Registry to know about the program and fill-up the DSWD Volunteer Registration Form (VRF).

The registry of volunteers is part of the national data base of volunteers for disaster operations and facilitate the deployment of appropriate volunteers to an emergency or disaster operation.

Now, do you have what it takes to be a volunteer?