Living a life while having a disability in your senior years is not as easy as you might think. It takes so much positivity and acceptance within yourself to move forward. This is how Merly Aguda combats her everyday life with her small business. Just before sunrise, Merly’s daily routine starts with preparing the sticky continue reading : Senior PWD: A Person with Determination

Sa pakikipagtulungan ng Regional Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council 1 (RDRRMC 1), nagkaroon ng pagsasanay ang DSWD Field Office 1 (FO 1) Safety Officers kung saan tinalakay ang importansiya ng pagkakaroon ng Disaster Control Group (DCG) sa isang opisina kapag may kalamidad. “Importante ang DCG in ensuring the safety and security within the jurisdiction. Kung continue reading : DSWD FO 1, nagtatag ng sariling Disaster Control Group

As a result of the continuous graduation and exit of 4Ps beneficiaries and to cover the 4.4M annual physical target, the 4Ps National Program Management Office (NPMO) identified 56,750 poor households (Pangasinan – 48,728; Ilocos Sur – 4,031; Ilocos Norte – 3,230; and La Union – 761) in Region 1 from the Listahanan 3 Database continue reading : Validation of Potential 4Ps Beneficiaries in Region 1, under way

“Kuya” kung ituring sa opisina at isang ama naman pagkauwi ng tahanan si Edward C. Vilog, isang DSWD Field Office 1 (FO 1) Administrative Aide (AAide) IV na nakatalaga bilang lead warehouseman na tumitingin sa mga stockpile sa Biday, City of San Fernando, La Union Regional Warehouse. Ang paniniwalang “ang mabigat ay gumagaan kapag nagtutulungan” continue reading : Ang walang hanggang sukli ng kabaitan

Choosing the road less taken. This is how Amabel H. Achuela of Paoay, Ilocos Norte fight for her dreams and aspirations coupled with perseverance, hard work, patience, and trust in God. Amabel, 23, is the second among the four daughters of Conrado G. Achuela, 67, and the late Hermela H. Achuela. She is a former continue reading : Legacy Lives On

“Nagpapasalamat ako noong kami ay naging benepisyaryo ng 4Ps. Tunay ngang nabago nito ang aming buhay. Habambuhay ko itong maaalala lalung-lalo na ang aking mga natutuhan at mga masasayang karanasan sa programa (I am grateful when we became 4Ps beneficiaries. This truly changed our lives. This will linger in my memory forever specially the learnings continue reading : 4Ps for Keeps

“Isa kami sa mga bayan sa Ilocos Sur na matindi ang naranasang epekto dulot ng magnitude 7.0 na lindol noong ika-27 ng Hulyo 2022, may mga barangay na lubhang napinsala at mga residenteng lumikas mula sa kanilang mga bahay (We are one of the towns in Ilocos Sur that experienced severe effects of the magnitude continue reading : Tent City: more than an evacuation center

Masusing binabantayan ng DSWD ang Family Food Packs (FFPs) at iba pang Non-Food Items kagaya ng hygiene kits, sleeping kits, kitchen kits, family kits, at tents na maaaring maibigay na karagdagang tulong sa mga apektadong pamilya o indibidwal ng kalamidad. Ginaganap kada taon ang imbentaryo ng DSWD Field Office 1 (FO 1) warehouses sa pangunguna continue reading : 14 DSWD FO 1 Regional at Satellite Warehouses, inimbentaryo