Perjerie Panila, 45, is a person with disability (PWD) from Barangay South Baluarte, an urban poor community in Iloilo City. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he was dislocated from his primary source of income. Perj is left worrying how to sustain the needs of his one-year old child. Prior to the pandemic, Perj sells fish...
Ma. Doris Soriano, 26, is a resident of Barangay Tanza- Timawa Zone II, which is locally known as Tanza-Patyo (Tanza Cemetery), since the barangay is located inside a cemetery. Doris has three children, two of whom are in school. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Doris works as a saleslady in a small shop that sells...
Julibeth Angal or “Lalay” as she is fondly called by her family and friends, is a 45 – year old mother of five and a grandmother to three children. She is a member of the Taguibawa tribe formerly living in the mountainous area of Sitio Kapatagan, Brgy. Luayon, Makilala, Cotabato. Lalay helps her husband plant...
Kalinga, Philippines – Farming is the bread and butter for Aling Rosa and her family. As a mother, she works her fingers to the bone to provide the sun and moon for her children. But no matter how hard she works in the field, she always falls short. For Rosa, farming is crucial for her...
