MALASIQUI, Oct. 14 -- A family in Barangay Pampano, Mangatarem, Pangasinan, a former Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiary, is now paying back the community in their own ways.

The parents of the de Vera family, who were once struggling financially to support the children's schooling and their basic needs, now have their own house and are active members of the community. Three of their children are now working as teachers and security guard, respectively, and the last sibling is among the representatives of the youth in their village.

Part of their giving back to the community is the establishment of a mini-pantry and the conduct of gift-giving activity for students in need, according to the Department of Social Welfare a...