From being selected as a beneficiary of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) in 2012 to bagging the recognition as the provincial winner of the 2024 Search for Huwarang Pantawid Pamilya, the Laylo family from Hermosa, Bataan shared their journey towards self-sufficiency. Paulino and Corazon Laylo, parents to seven children, are no strangers to hardships. Corazon recalled the early days, when life was a daily struggle to make ends meet. 'Talagang ang hirap ng buhay nung una…ang ginagawa ko, nakikitinda talaga ako, aangkat ako ng gulay, ibebenta ko…magbabahay-bahay kami, maglalako kami. Inaabot kami ng ala-una walang kain (Life was really hard at first…what I did, I used to sell, I would import vegetables, then I sell…we do it house to house. That's until 1 pm without meal),' Corazon shared. With their hard work and a strong desire to provide a better future for their children, the Laylo family persevered through the challenging times. Paulino remembered that when they were in the mountains, they used to experience real hunger. But he said his children knew the situation and they just enjoyed the times when they had something. Despite their limited resources, they never lost hope. In 2012, their circumstances began to change when they became beneficiaries of the 4Ps program. Through the national anti-poverty program, the Laylo family received the much-needed financial support, helping them to cover the education and health needs of their children. Source: Philippines News agency