Fragile it is. If unintentionally broken and not rotten, that is the end of it. Though delicate, it sustains the everyday life of the Dasalla Family in Gregorio del Pilar, Ilocos Sur. Every egg being harvested is a new hope for a more fulfilled life. “One egg a day is okay”, said Minalyn, 34 just continue reading : Break not the Eggs but Poverty

In celebration of the National Children’s Month (NCM), the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 1 (DSWD FO 1) brought worthwhile activities to the Kankanaey community in Brgy. Danac, Sugpon, Ilocos Sur. The locality was reached through a two to three-hour trek from the Poblacion. Walking under continue reading : NCM Celebration reaches IP Children

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 1 through the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program named this year’s Exemplary Pantawid Pamilya Child. Frederick “Erick” A. Cachero, Grade 7 student from Libtong Elementary School in Burgos, La Union bagged the title over the other three provincial winners from Mangatarem, Pangasinan – Jonathan Cayabyab, Grade 8 continue reading : Young Poet bested Exemplary Pantawid Pamilya Children 2017

Various Indigenous Peoples (IPs) Tribes and Women flocked together to commemorate the National IP Month at the Sha-la Hall, Sison, Pangasinan. Coming from Barangays Agat, Sagunto, Calunetan, Labayug, Asan Norte, Asan Sur, Bila, Cauringan, Dungon, Esperanza, Alibeng, Inmalog, and Paldit, 383 IPs and Women attended the IPs’ and Women’s Caravan conducted by the Pantawid Pamilyang continue reading : Sison, Pangasinan Tribes are proud IPs

With the theme, Pamilyang Pilipino: Handang Tumawid sa Pag-Unlad, a total of 368 beneficiaries enjoyed Family Day Celebration at the Jose D. Aspiras Hall Gymnasium, Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University South La Union Campus, Agoo, La Union. Huwarang Pantawid Pamilya 2017 Provincial Winners were introduced to the crowd. They are as follows: Mendoza Family continue reading : Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries delight Family Day Celebration

Huwarang Pantawid Pamilya of the four provinces in Region 1 will meet hundreds of selected family-beneficiaries who will attend the Regional Pantawid Pamilya Family Day Celebration on 30 September 2017 at the Jose D. Aspiras Hall Gymnasium, Agoo, La Union. These model families are the provincial winners during the Regional Search for Huwarang Pantawid Pamilya continue reading : Model Families to be introduced in the Pantawid Pamilya Family Day 2017

Five grantees of the Expanded Students’ Grants-in-Aid Program for Poverty Alleviation (ESGP-PA) from the University of Northern Philippines (UNP), Vigan City, Ilocos Sur are now Registered Social Workers after passing the July 2017 Board Examinations. One of the priority courses of the ESGP-PA is Social Work. For school year 2016-2017, nine students graduated with the continue reading : ESGP-PA graduates from UNP enter Social Work Profession

This year, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 1 hails the Mendoza Family from Brgy. Nagtupacan, Santa Maria, Ilocos as the Regional Winner on the Search for Huwarang Pantawid Pamilya 2017 held at the CSI Mall, City of San Fernando, La Union. Huwarang Pantawid Pamilya is an annual search conducted by continue reading : Mendoza Family is the new Huwarang Pantawid Pamilya of Region 1