DSWD Field Office 1, through its strike teams composed of DSWD, DILG, and PNP/AFP staff, has already started validating paid beneficiaries who received cash subsidy under the Emergency Subsidy Program – Social Amelioration Program (ESP-SAP) in compliance to Memorandum Circular No. 09 “Omnibus Guidelines in the Implementation of the Emergency Subsidy Program of the Department continue reading : DSWD Field Office 1 starts validating ESP-SAP paid beneficiaries

8 April 2020 – DSWD Field Office 1 started distributing emergency subsidy to eligible beneficiaries of the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) in Municipalities of Santa, Ilocos Sur and Santol, La Union. Each family-beneficiary received PhP5,500.00 to augment their day-to-day necessities which include food, medicine, and toiletries. In Santa, 238 out of 2,500 qualified beneficiaries have continue reading : DSWD FO 1 distributes emergency subsidy under the Social Amelioration Program

DSWD Field Office 1 provided a total amount of PhP1,092,461.84 worth of assistance such as financial assistance, hygiene kits, among others to 140 individuals who withdrew membership and support to Underground Mass Organization (UGMO) in February 2020. The said individuals who are residents of the Municipalities of Salcedo, Sta. Lucia, Sta. Cruz, and Suyo, Ilocos continue reading : DSWD FO 1 provides more than 1 million worth of assistance to former UGMO members and supporters

Leah Mylen L. Lucero is a strong-willed woman, a judicious, thorough, and tactful leader, a loving wife, and a mother of two beautiful daughters . She is a registered social worker by profession who completed her college education at Saint Louis University, Baguio City. She has been designated as the Center Head of the Regional continue reading : Footsteps to trail, a leader to follow

Child protection advocate Shirlyn D. Lamsen made a breakthrough for DSWD FO 1 Home for Girls (HFG) after being named by the Program on Awards and Incentives for Service Excellence (PRAISE) national committee as one of the top three finalists for the Best Social Worker Category. She is the first-ever DSWD FO 1 HFG social continue reading : A social worker creating milestones for Home for Girls

A simple and humble man with high hopes for his family and the public that he is serving, more than for himself – this best describes Eugene Guzman Dolores, the youngest among five siblings who serves as the breadwinner of the family since his siblings have their own families. On 26 October 2015, Eugene started continue reading : A man with high hopes

The journey of fighting drugs has no singular story. It comes with various faces with different emotions and reasons.   It was a gloomy Tuesday when we were about to traverse the 18-kilometer, mostly rough, and muddy road of Sasaba, La Union to meet people who are about to complete the program of the government continue reading : A Mother’s weed story

It is better to give than to receive. This is true to the RRCY staff and residents who have voluntarily donated blood for those in direly needing it. The DSWD Field Office 1 – Regional Rehabilitation Center for Youth (RRCY) was awarded and recognized as Blood Services Awardees during the culmination of Blood Donors Month continue reading : RRCY residents and staff recognize as Blood Services Awardees