“Ang pagtulong sa kapwa ay hindi nasusukat ng kahit anong halaga. Masarap sa pakiramdamdam na nakakatulong sa iba lalo na kung sa panahon ng sakuna (No amount of money can measure helping others. It feels good to be of help to others especially during disaster),” shared Eduard C. Vilog, 28, from Brgy. Biday, City of continue reading : Helping is giving hope says active DSWD volunteer
DSWD FO 1 will soon notify Listahanan’s 48,998 poor households as additional UCT beneficiaries
The Listahanan or the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction of the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 1 (DSWD FO 1) is now preparing for the upcoming notification activity of the Unconditional Cash Transfer (UCT) Program. A total of 48,999 households will be notified through home visits starting next month as continue reading : DSWD FO 1 will soon notify Listahanan’s 48,998 poor households as additional UCT beneficiaries
Sec. Orogo visits Narvacaeno centenarian, dispenses social services
To meet people in communities for them to get a feel of the touch of the government through DSWD’s programs and services is among the agenda of the visit of Sec. Virginia N. Orogo in Narvacan, Ilocos Sur just recently. 101-year-old Bonifacia Palyas of Narvacan, Ilocos Sur received her PhP100,000.00 check as centenarian gift from continue reading : Sec. Orogo visits Narvacaeno centenarian, dispenses social services
Centenarian siblings reveal secrets of a long life
How long can you possibly live if you are a perennial cigarette smoker? A popular reminder that “Smoking kills” aims to discourage everyone to start smoking and to encourage cigarette smokers to quit smoking. Ironically, the said saying on smoking is not true in the case of two (2) centenarians from the Municipality of San continue reading : Centenarian siblings reveal secrets of a long life
Listahanan presents poverty situation of poor households in Bayambang
The National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction or the Listahanan of the Department of Social Welfare and Development – Field Office 1 (DSWD FO 1) showed the profile of the 5,881 poor households or 36,638 poor individuals out of the 22,483 assessed households in the Municipality of Bayambang, Pangasinan during their recently held “Anti-Poverty continue reading : Listahanan presents poverty situation of poor households in Bayambang
Listahanan poor households now ready for data sharing
The Listahanan or the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction is all set in sharing the data of poor households to Regional Line Agencies (RLAs), Academe, Civil Society Organizations, Tri-media, Private Sectors, and to all Local Government Units in Region 1. Series of Listahanan consultation dialogue were recently conducted to intensify the utilization of continue reading : Listahanan poor households now ready for data sharing
DSWD-FO1 joins the conduct of the Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill
The Department of Social Welfare and Development – Field Office 1 (DSWD-FO1) through the Disaster Response Assistance and Management Section (DReAMS) partakes in the conduct of the third quarter “Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill” in relation to the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) Memorandum No. 95 series of 2017. The DReAMS leads the continue reading : DSWD-FO1 joins the conduct of the Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill
Home for the Elderly soon to rise in La Union
In response to the needs of the older persons who are poor, without a family, abandoned, neglected, and rejected by relatives and families due to illness and financial burden, the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 1 (DSWD FO 1) will establish a Home for the Elderly in Sta. Rosa De Lima continue reading : Home for the Elderly soon to rise in La Union