Malayo man sila sa mga oportunidad, huli man sa sibilisasyon at napag-iiwan man ng panahon, sipag at tiyaga ang kanilang naging sandata. Ilan lamang iyan sa mga pangunahing katangian ng isang katutubo upang gumawa ng paraang mairaos ang kanilang pamilya araw-araw. Sa munting barrio ng Lamag, Quirino, Ilocos Sur, ang tribo ng Kankanaey ay naninirahan continue reading : Kwentong IP: Hakbang Palayo sa Kahirapan
Rebel Camp Days: “Niloko nila kami”
“Naligaw man kami noon ng landas, nagalit, at nagkasala sa gobyerno, nandoon pa rin ang pagtanggap matapos kaming magbalik-loob (We may have gone astray before, became angry, and erred against the government, acceptance is still present after we surrendered),” Melchor (not his real name) uttered in tearful eyes. Melchor is one of the 20 former continue reading : Rebel Camp Days: “Niloko nila kami”
Being LGBTQIA+ is a Plus for a Hardworking Parent
Gay people are stereotypically labeled by society to have a lesser chance of having their own family because of their gender identity. Homophobia still exists even up to this generation. But gays are more than those they are labeled with. Al Cabesa is a testament that gay people can be parents too. He stands as continue reading : Being LGBTQIA+ is a Plus for a Hardworking Parent
WINd
The whipping water from the shore, the blowing wind, and the spinning of the windmill were the everyday music that Mary Jane Francisco hears while making delicious empanadas and selling souvenirs. Those music to her ears paused when Burgos, Ilocos Norte’s wind farm tourism industry temporarily closed because of the community quarantines. “Amin kami ditoy continue reading : WINd
DSWD FO 1 CONDUCTS FACE-TO-FACE INFORMATION SERBISYO CARAVAN IN ALCALA, PANGASINAN
As the pandemic restrictions lower, DSWD Field Office 1 (DSWD FO 1) conducts its first face-to-face Information Serbisyo Caravan in Alcala, Pangasinan since the pandemic started. The said caravan held on 26 May 2022 catered 75 participants from different barangays of Alcala, Pangasinan wherein the Social Marketing Unit discussed the programs and services of the continue reading : DSWD FO 1 CONDUCTS FACE-TO-FACE INFORMATION SERBISYO CARAVAN IN ALCALA, PANGASINAN
DSWD’s KALAHI-CIDSS hands over access road, solar pavement dryers to Pangasinan town
To boost economic activities in Burgos, Pangasinan, the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 1 (DSWD FO 1) handed over to the municipality the 1.17-kilometer access road and nine units of solar pavements dryers through its poverty-alleviation program Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan- Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS). The Department through continue reading : DSWD’s KALAHI-CIDSS hands over access road, solar pavement dryers to Pangasinan town
DSWD Kalahi-CIDSS empowers armed conflict-affected barangays in Ilocos Sur town through CDD
SANTA CRUZ, Ilocos Sur – The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 1’s (DSWD FO 1) Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) empowered armed conflict-affected barangays through the community-driven development (CDD) strategy. Since KALAHI-CIDSS utilizes the CDD approach, it facilitated communities to be in control over their continue reading : DSWD Kalahi-CIDSS empowers armed conflict-affected barangays in Ilocos Sur town through CDD
Salamat Shopee: SLP women entrepreneurs embrace digital platform
The pandemic has forced societal changes around the globe. It limited human interaction, encouraged people to work from home, and restricted in-person business operations. It forced everyone to rely on digital platforms labeling it as the “new normal.” To keep pace with digitalization, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) – Regional Office 1 led continue reading : Salamat Shopee: SLP women entrepreneurs embrace digital platform
