The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has partnered with the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) as its depository and disbursing bank in the implementation of the 4Ps. With the ultimate aim to intensify ties for better service delivery to all 4Ps household beneficiaries in Region 1, the DSWD Field Office 1 – continue reading : DSWD – LBP Team Up in the first Annual Evaluation

Naging isang hindi inaasahang hamon para sa mga residente ng Ilocos Norte ang kawalan ng kuryente at komunikasyon sa ilang bahagi ng lalawigan noong kasagsagan ng Bagyong #MarcePH. Dahilan ito sa mahirap na pagbibigay at pagtanggap ng mga impormasyon upang malaman ang kalagayan at pangangailangan ng mga residente sa mga apektadong bayan. Dahil dito, ipinadala continue reading : DSWD FO 1 MCC, nagbigay ng pag-asa sa mga apektadong pamilya ng #MarcePH sa Ilocos Norte

Two weeks after the onslaught of Severe Tropical Storm (STS) Kristine and Super Typhoon (STY) Leon in Region  1, the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 1 (DSWD FO 1) – Ilocos Region has provided support to 27,100 families—about 18.11% of the 149,630 affected families, which has reached approximately 567,677 individuals across the continue reading : Strength in the Storm: DSWD Uno’s role in Ilocos’ path to Early Recovery

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 1 (DSWD FO 1) – Ilocos Region’s Angels in Red Vests, visited Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) temporarily residing in evacuation centers in Bangar, La Union, due to rising waters caused by Severe Tropical Storm “Kristine.” During the visit, Lizzly Medina, a registered social worker and municipal continue reading : DSWD Uno puts IDP Protection first in “Kristine” Response

24 October 2024 | The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 1 (DSWD FO 1) – Ilocos Region ensures readiness to support local government units (LGUs) in addressing the immediate needs of families affected by Severe Tropical Storm “Kristine.” Earlier today, Regional Director Marie Angela S. Gopalan convened the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction continue reading : DSWD Uno Gears Up for “Kristine”

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Central Office (DSWD CO) successfully benchmarked the negotiation of procurement of goods and services with local Community-Based Organizations (CBO) under the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 1 (DSWD FO 1) – Ilocos Region Supplementary Feeding Program (SFP). This was the first benchmark of the DSWD continue reading : DSWD FO 1 – SFP launched Negotiated Procurement with local CBOs

9,978 partner-beneficiaries of Risk Resiliency Program (RRP) – Project LAWA (Local Adaptation to Water Access) at BINHI (Breaking Insufficiency through Nutritious Harvest for Imporverish) in Region 1 receive their payment for attending 20 days of Cash-for-Training (CFT) and Cash-for-Work (CFW) in Region 1. The total number of partner-beneficiaries is from the 20 selected Local Government continue reading : 9.9K partner-beneficiaries benefit from Project LAWA at BINHI

4 October 2024 | President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos, Jr. and Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian visited communities affected by Super Typhoon “Julian” today to personally assess the needs of affected families and provide immediate humanitarian assistance. During the visit, the President and Secretary Gatchalian met with families who suffered continue reading : DSWD Uno distributes more than PhP41M to Super Typhoon Julian-affected families in Ilocos Norte