DSWD FO 1 Centers’ Residents dazzle during the Heart Month

RRCY, Urayong, Bauang, La Union – Residents of DSWD Field Office (FO) 1 Regional Rehabilitation Center for Youth (RRCY) and Home for Girls (HFG) showcased their skills and talents through dancing, spoken poetry, and pageantry during the Search for King and Queen of Hearts 2019 . In masquerade theme, five (5) beautiful HFG and five continue reading : DSWD FO 1 Centers’ Residents dazzle during the Heart Month

DSWD partners with SM Foundation to produce skilled farmers in Pangasinan

Since 2015, SM Foundation, Incorporated in partnership with the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 1, Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office 1, Harbest Agribusiness Corporation and some Local Government Units in Region 1 has been providing technical assistance among farmers through its Kabalikat sa Kabuhayan (KSK) Farmer’s Training Program. This  initiative aims continue reading : DSWD partners with SM Foundation to produce skilled farmers in Pangasinan

RRCY wins Best Implementer of Gulayan sa Center

Regional Rehabilitation Center for Youth (RRCY) bested the other four Centers of DSWD Field Office (FO) 1 during the Search for Best Implementer of Gulayan sa Center initiated by the Supplementary Feeding Program Management Office. The activity aimed to promote vegetable production among DSWD FO 1 Centers’ staff and residents, provide a fostering environment for continue reading : RRCY wins Best Implementer of Gulayan sa Center

Typhoon Ompong-affected households receive emergency shelter assistance

Naguilian, La Union – DSWD Field Office (FO) 1 granted PhP2,449,400.00 emergency shelter assistance (ESA) to 74 households assessed with totally-damaged houses after the onslaught of Typhoon Ompong on 16 September 2018. Each household received PhP30,000.00 ESA and an additional PhP3,100.00 Cash-For-Work (CFW) assistance. The CFW is a 10-day undertaking to reconstruct and/or rehabilitate the continue reading : Typhoon Ompong-affected households receive emergency shelter assistance

PhilRice’s Lakbay Palay 2018 introduces new farming techniques to SLP participants

As part of the sealed partnership between the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 1 (DSWD FO 1) and Philippine Rice Research Institute Batac (PhilRice Batac), 985 farmers gathered together through the Lakbay Palay 2018 held on 8-9 November 2018 at PhilRice NTA Station, Batac City, Ilocos Norte. The farmers who are from continue reading : PhilRice’s Lakbay Palay 2018 introduces new farming techniques to SLP participants

City Government of San Carlos, Pangasinan adopts ReSPPEC

The City Government of San Carlos, Pangasinan, through a Memorandum of Agreement with DSWD Field Office (FO) 1, adopted the Reporting System and Prevention Program for Elder Abuse Cases (ReSPPEC), a community-based project initiated by DSWD through the Social Technology Bureau to protect the rights of older persons against all forms of abuse by establishing continue reading : City Government of San Carlos, Pangasinan adopts ReSPPEC

Bayanihan works in Apang, Alilem, Ilocos Sur

Dubbed as “Bayanihan sa Apang”, various local and national sectors joined forces with the community volunteers in Apang, Alilem, Ilocos Sur for one day during the construction of the suspension bridge, a sub-project of Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services or Kalahi-CIDSS of the Department of Social Welfare and continue reading : Bayanihan works in Apang, Alilem, Ilocos Sur