By Mike Crismundo
BUTUAN CITY – The regional office of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) named this year’s “Huwarang Pantawid Pamilya.
DSWD 13 Regional Director Mita Chuchi Gupana-Lim said Adoralin Miones, a solo parent along with her four children, won the regional search, besting four other families vying for the 2018 competition, after a series of desk and field validations within Caraga region.
“In spite of experiencing a broken relationship with her husband, 44-year old Adoralin raised her children by being a motorcycle driver,” the region’s DSWD chief said.
Her children, John Michael, Oliver, Adrian, and Aldea, live with her in the modest barangay of Camagong, Nasipit, Agusan del Norte.
Aside from being a female driver, she is also an active Pantawid Pamilya parent leader, secretary of various organizations in their barangay such as Camagong Farmers Multi-Purpose, Fisherfolks Cooperative, Sustainable Livelihood Association, consultant of Soam Phil-International Distributors Corporation, and alumni president of their batch at Camagong Elementary School.
The objective of the regional search of “Huwarang Pantawid Pamilya” is to recognize family-beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) who maintain strong family ties, demonstrate positive Filipino values, create a positive impact in the community and empower children and family beneficiaries for an improved quality of life, Director Lim said.
The Miones Family is expected to compete in national search this September as the Region’s entry, she added.