The Search for Huwarang Pantawid Pamilya 2015 is finally over. The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 1 (DSWD-FO1) will be announcing the regional winner during the Family Week Celebration this September. Four provincial winners competed in the regional search — Achuela Family from Paoay, Ilocos Norte;  Aquino Family from Suyo, Ilocos Sur; continue reading : DSWD to name Huwarang Pantawid Pamilya 2015 in Ilocos

“I am expecting for the best, but I am also prepared for the worst,” 20-year old Pio Angelo Ballesteros courageously claimed as he starts establishing his career path after his graduation this year from the Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University-South La Union Campus. Second child to an unemployed father and a barangay secretary mother, continue reading : ESGPPA graduate gears up for work

With the increasing number of partners, many Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) are encouraged to avail the cost-free engagement with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) by entering into a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA). Once entered into a MOA with DSWD, the partner CSO is entitled to trainings/seminars, capability building activities, possibility of network continue reading : DSWD-CSO Engagement: No fees collected

Out of the 16 municipal entries (four per province), only four (one per province) are advancing to the regional competition after undergoing provincial validation for the Huwarang Pantawid Pamilya this year by the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 1 (DSWD-FO1).   The provincial contenders are as follows: Achuela Family from Brgy. Salbang, continue reading : Four families to compete for Huwarang Pantawid Pamilya 2015 in Ilocos Region

Aside from relief augmentation, DSWD Field Office 1 also participates in the Rapid Disaster Assistance and Needs Assessment (RDANA) with the Office of Civil Defense to respond to  the needs of Typhoon Egay victims. In La Union, 2,305 family food packs were already released by DSWD Field Office 1 through the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction continue reading : DSWD Field Office 1 releases family food packs to TS Egay victims in La Union

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 1 (DSWD-FO1) is currently scouting for family-beneficiaries who will be named Huwarang Pantawid Pamilya this year. The search aims to recognize family-beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program who maintain strong family ties, demonstrate Filipino values, and have a positive impact in the community where they reside. continue reading : DWSD is on quest for Huwarang Pantawid Pamilya 2015

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 1 (DSWD-FO1) and local government units continue to strengthen their partnership in order to help the beneficiaries to become compliant to the conditionalities of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program. To assess the impact of the Program and to identify specific key areas needing immediate and appropriate continue reading : Pantawid Pamilya encourages compliant municipalities