04/06/2026
๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐: ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ฃ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ
Manuel Jade C. Pagatpat started his life amid severe hardship in Tubod, Lanao del Norte.
His family lived with his grandparents, where no one in their lineage finished their studies.
His grandparents made a living solely by gathering copra from leased land, and when it was not copra season, they had no income.
His father worked as a construction laborer, and his mother is a traditional hilot for those who have bone dislocation to earn money.
Then, the Pantawid Pamilya Pilipino Program (4Ps) placed their family under the program., offering great help for them.
In 2011, Manuel became a monitored child under his grandmotherโs household.
The program provided significant support for his schooling, allowing them to buy supplies, provide pocket money, and pay for transportation.
His parents constantly advised him: โYour diploma is truly the only wealth we can leave you."
Manuel saw life's difficulties, so he diligently pursued his education.
Through his determination, he completed his Bachelor of Science in Social Work in 2018 at North Central Mindanao College as a Commission on Higher Education's scholar.
In the same year, he passed the Social Work Licensure Examination.
After becoming a licensed social worker, he paid back to his family, by helping them.
Manuel Jade validates that 4Ps Beneficiaries are not lazy.
The program supports children's nutrition and schooling, and its biggest objective breaks the cycle of poverty.
Today, he serves as a Municipal Link for DSWD Field Office X, assigned in Opol, Misamis Oriental.
He returns to serve the Department that once helped him and provides added inspiration to new Program Beneficiaries: โIf we can do it, you can do it tooโ.
In 2024, he won the Mr. DSWD-X 2024 pageant, citing his self-confidence to overcome anything.
He thanks the Department of Social Welfare and Development and the Pantawid Pamilya Pilipino Program, and hopes the program helps many more people like him who merely dreamed before.
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