Pandesal and Pastries of Pantay’s Pantawid (4Ps) Bakery which offers freshly-baked banana cake, carrot cake, pan de sal, pan de coco, spanish bread, and monay is now open to the public. This is the only bakery in Brgy. Pantay Fatima which operates from 4:00 AM to 7:00 PM every day catering also to nearby barangays. continue reading : Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries in Vigan City, IS now baking

Teaching a woman to fish so she can feed herself and her family for a lifetime is a long-term benefit that Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) offers to Pantawid Pamilya grantees like Darleen M. Alquisa, a Parent Leader (PL) from Brgy. Salindeg, Vigan City, Ilocos Sur. Alquisa, happily married with four children, is a graduate of continue reading : SLP, window of opportunity

Rebel no more! As young as 13 years old, Armelina Garaña from Dumalneg, Ilocos Norte was enticed to be a part of a rebel group for five years until she decided to return and is now an active partner-beneficiary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development – Field Office I (DSWD-FO1). “Idi immurnos met continue reading : Rebel turns into partner beneficiary

TWO programs, ONE beneficiary PLUS ONE educational assistance. The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program and the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development-Field Office I (DSWD-FO1) converged in helping a solo-parent for six years, Marissa L. Madanay from Pao Norte, City of San Fernando, La Union. After Madanay’s husband left her continue reading : Two in One plus One

The Department of Social Welfare and Development – Field Office I (DSWD-FO1) accepted the #Pagyanig Challenge of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) and the Department of National Defense (DND) on 21 April 2016. DSWD-FO1 employees showed their commitment in the conduct of the “First Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill (NSED) 2016” by continue reading : DSWD-FO1 accepts the #Pagyanig Challenge of NDRRMC and DND

Residents of the Haven for Women who are victim-survivors of abuse will soon benefit from the Php 593,696.73 PhilHealth fun-run proceeds for their new nursery and breastfeeding room and upgrading of their medical clinic. The check was recently received through OIC-Asst. Regional Director Nora D. de la Paz, who emphasized the sincere gratitude of the continue reading : Haven for Women gets help from PhilHealth, IBP, Dagupan CHO

  Time to break the ground! After 16 years of waiting, the construction of the new building of Area I Vocational Rehabilitation Center (AVRC I) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development – Field Office I (DSWD-FO1) has already started. A groundbreaking ceremony was held on 6 April 2016 headed by DSWD-FO1 Dir. Marcelo continue reading : AVRC I holds groundbreaking ceremony

DSWD Field Office I sponsored the first Adoption Congress and series of advocacy activities promoting legal adoption. As emphasized by Dir. Marcelo Nicomedes J. Castillo during the Adoption Congress, the event was a good venue to share opinions, experiences, and solicit advice on unresolved concerns in the process of adoption. The adoptive parents were described continue reading : To adoptive parents: thank you for giving life to these children – Dir. Castillo