Most of the Pantawid Pamilya women at Brgy. Baybayabas, Santiago, Ilocos Sur help their husbands earn a living by working as seasonal farm workers and part-time housekeeper, while others stay at home to look after the family. Aspiring to gain extra income, 23 of these women organized themselves as Green Guava Sustainable Livelihood (SLP) Association continue reading : Fighting EGGStreme poverty, gaining EGGStra income

The Buri Crafters Association of Bolinao, an all-women group organized by a common goal, religiously weaves buri bags every day to help their husbands augment their families’ daily needs. “Masaya ang aming mga asawa dahil kahit papaano ay nakakatulong kami sa mga gastusin sa bahay. Dati ay umaasa lang kami sa kita nila (Our husbands continue reading : Women of Bolinao weaves good income through buri bag making

The Buri Crafters Association of Bolinao, an all-women group organized by a common goal, religiously weaves buri bags every day to help their husbands augment their families’ daily needs. “Masaya ang aming mga asawa dahil kahit papaano ay nakakatulong kami sa mga gastusin sa bahay. Dati ay umaasa lang kami sa kita nila (Our husbands continue reading : Women of Bolinao weaves good income through buri bag making

Unified by a common goal of securing good quality education and well-being for the Filipino children, the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 1 showed its support to the Department of Education’s Happy School Movement (HSM) and Brigada Eskwela 2019 that kick-off recently in Vigan City, Ilocos Sur. With the theme “Paaralang Masayang continue reading : DSWD FO 1 supports DepEd’s Happy School Movement, Brigada Eskwela

 “Nanmaliw ya dalan su DSWD-SLP onpian makala kami na NC II ed panagmasahe tan makaanap na regular ya trabaho (The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 1 through its Sustainable Livelihood Program helped me secure a National Certificate II (NC II) in massage therapy and find a regular job).” From a homemaker to continue reading : Wellness services provide good income to housewives of San Carlos City, Pangasinan

Known for its white beaches, enchanting caves, and breath-taking waterfalls, the town of Bolinao in Pangasinan never fails to wow local and foreign travellers. As a way to remember the beauty of the town, one must take home the best souvenir in town there is — seashell crafts. The seashell souvenirs as products of the continue reading : DSWD-SLP supports shell souvenir making in Bolinao, Pangasinan

Old age may have drawn wrinkles on her face, removed her eyesight, and weaken her body but her sanguinity remains through the years. She loves to be groomed beautifully by her daughters with some face powder and lipstick on her face, and some fancy jewelries to complete her daily look. Her beauty radiates not only continue reading : Real beauty never fades

Most of the barangay folks of Nibaliw Navarte in San Fabian, Pangasinan rely on fishing and dried fish (daing) production as their viable livelihood. However, due to limited financial capital, the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program beneficiaries are engaged in debt cycle from loan sharks. To address this issue, 21 Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries were organized as continue reading : DSWD-SLP supports dried fish producers in San Fabian, Pangasinan