To augment the needs of cities and municipalities affected by Typhoon Lawin, DSWD has released Php 17.6 million worth of relief goods in coordination with Regional/Provincial/Municipal/City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Councils. The visit of President Rodrigo Duterte and Secretary Judy Taguiwalo in Laoag City yesterday (23 October) highlighted the immediate response,nurturing hands of the continue reading : Relief goods worth Php 17.6M reach TY Lawin victims; early recovery efforts to start

“Food and non-food items stocked at the regional warehouse and 12 satellite warehouses strategically positioned in the provinces are intact and ready for any eventuality,” Director Marcelo Nicomedes J. Castillo said. With the Php26.9M, there are 28,728 family food packs (FFPs) amounting to Php9.8 million, non-food items worth Php14.8 million, and Php2.2 million standby funds continue reading : DSWD FO1 readies for TY Lawin with Php 26.9 M worth stockpile, standby funds

One hundred (100) left behind family members of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) are now attending series of sessions to eventually improve their coping mechanisms and resiliency while loved ones are working abroad. These modular sessions include social costs of migration, financial management, and addressing family issues conducted by OFW facilitators. Also included in the package continue reading : City of San Fernando, Naguilian, La Union pilot test social technology project for OFWs’ families

Far from the heart of the town, 100 poor families residing at the foot of mountain ranges of Lao-ingen, Sto. Domingo, Ilocos Sur started their Goat Raising Project with Php 500,000.00 fund from the Department of Social Welfare and Development. In the Region, this is the first project of the Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan (PAMANA) continue reading : DSWD’s PAMANA Project to 100 families in Sto. Domingo, Ilocos Sur, 1st in Region 1

DSWD, through the Regional Social Development Committee (RSDC) Sub-Committee on Social Protection, is considering various situations of Bajau families wandering in the cities of Region 1 for identification of proper and longer-term assistance. Initially, Bajau communities in the City of San Fernando were reached out to establish linkage and benchmark on their well-being. A consultation continue reading : DSWD to intensify services to Bajaus

DSWD, through the Regional Social Development Committee (RSDC) Sub-Committee on Social Protection, is considering various situations of Bajau families wandering in the cities of Region 1 for identification of proper and longer-term assistance. Initially, Bajau communities in the City of San Fernando were reached out to establish linkage and benchmark on their well-being. A consultation continue reading : DSWD to intensify services to Bajaus

To refrain from sedentary lifestyle, DSWD Field Office 1 (FO 1) has introduced a  3 o’clock habit of dance moves cum stretching executed by its employees simultaneously done in the alleys of the 2-floor office. Five minutes before the call-time, music is played over the built-in paging system, the Front Desk Officer announces the upcoming continue reading : DSWD FO 1 boosts health among employees

In the Province of Ilocos Norte, DSWD’s BUB poured in Php54.8M worth of projects for the repair of 45 Child Development Centers (CDCs) and construction of 20CDCs,  4 Women/Children Crisis Center,  2 Bahay Pag-asa, 12 handwashing facilities, a Barangay Health Center, and an Office of Persons with Disability Affairs (OPDA). Bottom-Up Budgeting Projects encouraged synergized continue reading : DSWD’s Bottom-Up Budgeting Projects in Ilocos Norte get Php54.8M share