DSWD Field Office 1, through the local government units (LGUs), has already started distributing PhP3,000.00 stipend each to some 161,258 indigent senior citizens for the first semester of calendar year 2020. LGUs that completed their emergency subsidy program payout under the Social Amelioration Program in the first week of May have immediately started providing cash continue reading : Social Pension beneficiaries in Region 1 receive PhP3,000.00 stipend

DSWD Field Office 1, through its strike teams composed of DSWD, DILG, and PNP/AFP staff, has already started validating paid beneficiaries who received cash subsidy under the Emergency Subsidy Program – Social Amelioration Program (ESP-SAP) in compliance to Memorandum Circular No. 09 “Omnibus Guidelines in the Implementation of the Emergency Subsidy Program of the Department continue reading : DSWD Field Office 1 starts validating ESP-SAP paid beneficiaries

While most are advised to stay at home during the Enhanced Community Quarantine due to the health threat of COVID-19, some Sustainable Livelihood Program Associations (SLPAs) assisted by the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 1 chose to leave the comfort of their homes to render services to their communities. SLPAs sew PPE continue reading : More DSWD-assisted Associations bring service to the community amid ECQ

If there is something more frightening than this pandemic, it is no doubt— desperation. For people trying to make ends meet, the implementation of the Enhanced Community Quarantine means that the rope got even shorter especially for “no work, no pay” workers like Dominador “Doming” Rindon from the coastal barangay of Tabucolan, Santa, Ilocos Sur. continue reading : Emergency subsidy: A sparkle of hope

8 April 2020 – DSWD Field Office 1 started distributing emergency subsidy to eligible beneficiaries of the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) in Municipalities of Santa, Ilocos Sur and Santol, La Union. Each family-beneficiary received PhP5,500.00 to augment their day-to-day necessities which include food, medicine, and toiletries. In Santa, 238 out of 2,500 qualified beneficiaries have continue reading : DSWD FO 1 distributes emergency subsidy under the Social Amelioration Program

Ito lang ang kayang gawin ng asosasyon namin para makatulong sa komunidad ngayong panahon ng krisis. Hindi kami nagdalawang-isip na ipamahagi ang mga face mask nang libre dahil maaaring ang mga gawa naming ito ay makapagliligtas ng maraming buhay (This is our Association’s humble contribution to our community during this crisis. We didn’t have second continue reading : DSWD-assisted dressmakers sew affordable face masks amid COVID-19 crisis

In accordance to Proclamation No. 229 of the President or the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) for the management of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and with reminders prior to the scheduled payout, Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program beneficiaries strictly observed the protocols of social distancing and mass gathering in withdrawing their cash grants starting today, 24 March continue reading : 4Ps payout ongoing amidst COVID-19

DSWD Field Office 1 provided a total amount of PhP1,092,461.84 worth of assistance such as financial assistance, hygiene kits, among others to 140 individuals who withdrew membership and support to Underground Mass Organization (UGMO) in February 2020. The said individuals who are residents of the Municipalities of Salcedo, Sta. Lucia, Sta. Cruz, and Suyo, Ilocos continue reading : DSWD FO 1 provides more than 1 million worth of assistance to former UGMO members and supporters