CAMPUGAN FAMILY IN TOP 5 FOR HUWARANG PANTAWID PAMILYA NATIONAL TILT
Lawas ang puhonan sa inadlaw adlaw nga panginabuhi.
The announcement, awarding of winners will be done during the National Family Week observance
The Campugan family of Barangay Poblacion, Cordova, Cebu is a step closer to bringing home the title as the 2018 Huwarang Pantawid Pamilya national grand winner.
The family will compete with other four families from region 1, 4-A, 5 and 6.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 7 received the information last Aug. 24 after a thorough deliberation of the judges during the national desk validation.
Couple Clodualdo and Ofelia Campugan have six children, namely, Kimberly, Clavel, Jesper, Pamela, Clofel Mae and Haneleth.
Out of the six children, three of them already earned their degrees from state universities and are now working.
The three younger children are still in school—one is in her senior year in college and is taking up Bachelor of Elementary Education, while the two others are in senior and junior high school.
The two children in high school are the monitored chil- dren under the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps).
Clodualdo, who finished elementary education works as a carpenter. He also drives a trisikad to augment his income. Ofelia, on the other hand, cooks and sells food and local delicacies.
“We see the sacrifices of our parents and our determination to finish our studies is our way of paying them back. We cannot ask for better parents, they are already perfect and the best parents for us,” said Clavel, who recently graduated with a degree in psychology at the University of the Philippines (UP) Cebu.
Ofelia, who is currently battling stage 3 breast cancer, put their health as top priority.
She makes sure that a healthy lifestyle should be practiced by the family.
“Lawas ang puhonan sa inadlaw adlaw nga panginabuhi (The body is our capital for daily survival),” Ofelia said.
Her fight against cancer for 10 years now may not be far from over but little battles won gives hope that it can be overcome by remaining steadfast and resilient.
No matter how dreadful it would seem to have cancer, she stands unfazed when she said that “If the mother is the light of the home and when the light loses its spark, what will happen to the home? What will happen to the family? That is why, despite my condition I remain strong and positive for the sake of my family.”
As Pantawid Pamilya partner-beneficiary, the family is compliant with all the program’s conditionalities like attending monthly family development session (FDS), children (aged 6-14) receiving deworming pills twice a year, children (aged 3-18) are enrolled in school and had maintained an attendance of at least 85 percent of class days every month.
The family’s world is not confined within the corners of their abode but also extends to their community.
They are also active in community activities as they performed various roles whether church-related or socio-civic activities.
The judges will conduct a field validation next month, which includes home visitation and interview with the family, their neighbors, Pantawid Pamilya co-beneficiaries, local officials, school teachers and other people in the community.
The search for Huwarang Pantawid Pamilya aims to recognize exemplary family beneficiaries and showcase their stories of hope and resilience.
The announcement and awarding of winners will be done during the National Family Week observance from Sept. 24 to 30.