Showcasing products and services of Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries from different municipalities in the Region, DSWD-FO1 held the nationwide holiday bazaar dubbed as PaskuJuan: Salu-Salo sa Pagbabago Festival and Bazaar in the City of San Fernando. Initiated by the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) of the DSWD, PaskuJuan is an opportunity to market beneficiaries’ products and inspire continue reading : PaskuJuan: Showcase of products, avenue to help

Aiming to gather Pantawid Pamilya stories of positive change, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) launched the “Kaya Ko ang Pagbabago” Campaign official social networking sites. An information and empowerment campaign, the Kaya Ko ang Pagbabago aims to communicate the “pagbabago” due to the Department’s programs and services especially the Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries. In continue reading : DSWD launches Kaya Ko ang Pagbabago Campaign social media accounts

Three of the Region’s Pantawid Pamilya exemplary children representatives gained unforgettable experiences in the recently concluded National Children’s Congress 2014. The NCC in partnership with the Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC) was a venue to promote children’s rights and making their voices heard on program issues affecting them. Fifty two Search for Exemplary continue reading : NCC: Exemplary children’s experience to remember

“Hindi hadlang ang kahirapan upang umunlad (Poverty is not a hindrance to progress)”, says Jasmine Ollero, 10, the region’s 1st runner-up in the recently concluded Search for Exemplary Pantawid Pamilya Children 2014. Jasmine is a vibrant grade five pupil from Alipang, Rosario, La Union. She is the eldest among three whose father earns by doing continue reading : Jasmine: Exemplary child with exemplary heart

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 1 (DSWD-FO1) awarded Cindy Ballesteros of Sta. Maria, Ilocos Sur as this year’s regional winner in the Search for Exemplary Pantawid Pamilya Children. The search recognized exemplary Pantawid Pamilya children who serve as excellent examples in school, home and community. Developing exemplary children beneficiaries as advocates continue reading : Sta. Maria, Ilocos Sur student bags 2014 Exemplary Child Award

DSWD – FO1, the San Roque Power Corporation (SRPC), and the Local Government Units (LGUs) of San Nicolas and San Manuel, Pangasinan signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to converge various initiatives on livelihood projects eventually providing economic upliftment to Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries. Through the Public-Private Partnership (PPP), SRPC continuously help Pantawid Pamilya project-affected persons (PAPs) through continue reading : DSWD inks agreement with SRPC to sustain livelihood assistance to Pantawid Pamilya

On its third year of recognizing families who have religiously followed program conditionalities, embodied Filipino values and strong family ties, DSWD – Field Office 1 named the Tusnoy Family from Adams, Ilocos Norte as the regional family winner in the Search for Huwarang Pantawid Pamilya 2014. Tusnoy family headed by Isabel, a single mother, is continue reading : Solo parent bags Huwarang Pantawid Pamilya 2014 award

A former “kubrador” or collector of jueteng bets is now a more responsible mother and community leader. “Kung hindi dumating ang Pantawid Pamilya, hindi siguro ako natigil maging kubrador.” (If not with the coming of Pantawid Pamilya, I might not have stopped being a “kubrador”) said Margielyn Genese, a Parent Leader from San Manuel, Pangasinan. continue reading : From kubrador to Pantawid Pamilya Parent Leader