The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 1 (DSWD FO1) and some Regional Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (RDRRMC) members  joined together for a fun run in celebrating the National Disaster Consciousness Month with the theme “Kahandaan at Kaligtasan ng Pamayanan, Pundasyon ng Kaunlaran.” This activity aims to strengthen convergence and cooperation of continue reading : DSWD sponsors Fun Run: a National Disaster Consciousness Month celebration

To develop children’s capacities for self-confidence, self-esteem, friendship, leadership and mutual understanding through worthwhile activities and to help them become a happy, useful and active members of society, Agsugpon Tayo Project youth camp was recently conducted at Paradiso Beach Resort, Aringay, La Union This camp also aims to develop the children’s personality as well as continue reading : Agsugpon Tayo Project Youth Camp ignites capability and capacity

The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) strategy to ensure focused targeting of beneficiaries on Social Pension Program and Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program through the recently held special validation is near to completion. As of July 23, the Family Assessment Forms (FAF) encoding has reached 85% or 9,202 forms encoded. This is a part continue reading : Listahanan assures accurate data entry for DSWD’s program beneficiaries

DSWD Field Office-1 is ready to respond relief augmentation request  by Local Government Units (LGUs) with the prepositioned 2,300 relief packs worth Php 576,610.00 at the Provincial Operation Offices in Laoag City, Vigan City and Dagupan City. As a reminder from Dir. Marcelo Nicomedes J. Castillo, areas vulnerable for isolation or remote areas, could request continue reading : DSWD FO1 maintains stockpile as relief augmentation, assists fire victims in Sual

Local people’s participation in planning and budgeting geared towards more active communities and better access to basic services are just among the components of the DSWD’s new poverty reduction program strategies in Region 1. Dubbed as Kapit – Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan (KALAHI) –  Comprehensive Integrated Delivery of Social Services (CIDSS) Community Driven Development Program continue reading : DSWD’s KALAHI- CIDSS Community Driven Development Program starts in Region 1

Ilocos Norte is actually very close to what the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) is trying to achieve which is to eliminate extreme poverty and hunger, said Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman. In a media forum held at the Plaza del Norte, Laoag City, Secretary Soliman claimed that Ilocos continue reading : Ilocos Norte as model champion in poverty reduction – Sec. Soliman

For faster and more efficient data entry on household assessment, new Information Technology (IT) systems were developed by the National Household Targeting Office (NHTO) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). These systems include the User Management System (UMS), Barangay/Community Characteristics (BCC), Operations Monitoring System (OMS) and Family Assessment Form (FAF) Data Entry continue reading : DSWD uses new systems for SocPen and MCCT-FNSP special validation

All the Contract of Service Workers (COSW) and Job Orders (JO) personnel of the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 1 (DSWD FO1) are now ensured of social security protection under the Expanded Self-Employed Program of the Social Security System (SSS). This is after the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) signing between and among continue reading : DSWD, SWEAP Field Office 1 chapter on partnership with SSS