With the onset of the possible face-to-face classes this coming school year, the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 1 (DSWD FO 1) Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) and SM Foundation Operation Tulong Express (OPTE) programs collaborated in a project through a shoe donation drive. continue reading : DSWD FO 1 KALAHI-CIDSS, SM Foundation OPTE collaborate on shoe donation drive
“Mahirap ang buhay kaya hindi ako nakapagtapos ng high school pero nagsumikap ako. Isa na ako ngayong supervisor (Life was hard so I didn’t finish high school but I persevered. I am now a supervisor).” At a young age, Cris Baraoidan from Laoag City, Ilocos Norte had to sacrifice youthful pleasures and needed to mature continue reading : CRIS: Courageously Reaching an Inspiring Success
It was a picturesque morning in Brgy. Sasaba Santol, La Union. The skies were blue, and the sun was beaming bright. Bendot “Ben” Esislo, a banana farmer and a father of five (5) lovely children, woke up early with excitement and prepared for his work because after months of waiting, his banana trees finally bear continue reading : The Lifesaving Power of Interventions
The year 2019 marks the 20th anniversary since the Department of Social Welfare Field Office 1 (DSWD FO 1) Haven for Women (HFW) was established in 1999. Since then, DSWD FO 1 HFW has a total of 1,486 beneficiaries served and continuously provides temporary shelter and protective custody to women ages 18 – 59 years continue reading : DSWD Field Office 1 Haven for Women celebrates its 20th Anniversary
GAD Accomplishment Reports CY 2018 (DSWD FOI CY 2018 GAD Accomplishment Report and CY 2018 GAD AR) CY 2017 (DSWD FO1 CY 2017 GAD Accomplishment Report) Resolutions RGAD-TWG Resolution Regional Gender and Development Technical Working Group (RGAD-TWG) SO RGAD-TWG
“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
Recognizing the vital role of every Punong Barangay in all the activities being undertaken in their own area of jurisdiction, particularly in the 2nd Round of Household Assessment of the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction/Listahanan of the Department of Social Welfare and Development – Field Office I, Municipal Social Welfare and Development Officer continue reading : Listahanan Conducts Orientation of Punong Barangays in Sudipen, La Union
“Through the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), government reforms are appreciated by the beneficiaries themselves who are experiencing changes for a better way of living. Reform should be felt by the people for them to appreciate the government’s programs and services for continuation of the next administration,” continue reading : Pantawid Pamilya – a strong evidence of government reforms, says KOMPRe