“Awan lugina, no adda man malungsot a mula ket masukatan met laeng (There is no bankruptcy, withered plants are easily and cheaply replaced),” answered Pricila Resuello, 49, an ornamental propagator, when asked why she has chosen ornamental propagation as her family’s main source of living. Ornamental propagation has been one of the most common livelihoods continue reading : Ornamental Propagation Business: Blooming and booming
Liwanag SLPA in Pangasinan to receive candle orders for Halloween
Strong Catholic devotion for Our Lady of Manaoag in Manaoag, Pangasinan, both for locals and tourists, has opened great opportunity for candle industry to prosper in the area. A wide variety of candle design is sold by the locals on the street, brought home, and/or lit at the famous Shrine of Our Lady of Manaoag’s continue reading : Liwanag SLPA in Pangasinan to receive candle orders for Halloween
Feeding tilapias to feeding pockets
Apart from furniture making, San Vicente town in Ilocos Sur is also known for its Aquaculture industry. Most of the fish cages can be found in the barangays of San Sebastian and Pudoc. Although this livelihood has a high income potential, most of the Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries in the area only get a stipend out continue reading : Feeding tilapias to feeding pockets
Model Families to be introduced in the Pantawid Pamilya Family Day 2017
Huwarang Pantawid Pamilya of the four provinces in Region 1 will meet hundreds of selected family-beneficiaries who will attend the Regional Pantawid Pamilya Family Day Celebration on 30 September 2017 at the Jose D. Aspiras Hall Gymnasium, Agoo, La Union. These model families are the provincial winners during the Regional Search for Huwarang Pantawid Pamilya continue reading : Model Families to be introduced in the Pantawid Pamilya Family Day 2017
ESGP-PA graduates from UNP enter Social Work Profession
Five grantees of the Expanded Students’ Grants-in-Aid Program for Poverty Alleviation (ESGP-PA) from the University of Northern Philippines (UNP), Vigan City, Ilocos Sur are now Registered Social Workers after passing the July 2017 Board Examinations. One of the priority courses of the ESGP-PA is Social Work. For school year 2016-2017, nine students graduated with the continue reading : ESGP-PA graduates from UNP enter Social Work Profession
DSWD-FO1 joins the conduct of the Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill
The Department of Social Welfare and Development – Field Office 1 (DSWD-FO1) through the Disaster Response Assistance and Management Section (DReAMS) partakes in the conduct of the third quarter “Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill” in relation to the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) Memorandum No. 95 series of 2017. The DReAMS leads the continue reading : DSWD-FO1 joins the conduct of the Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill
Mendoza Family is the new Huwarang Pantawid Pamilya of Region 1
This year, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 1 hails the Mendoza Family from Brgy. Nagtupacan, Santa Maria, Ilocos as the Regional Winner on the Search for Huwarang Pantawid Pamilya 2017 held at the CSI Mall, City of San Fernando, La Union. Huwarang Pantawid Pamilya is an annual search conducted by continue reading : Mendoza Family is the new Huwarang Pantawid Pamilya of Region 1
Ilocandia Heroes join Bukluran – DSWD Kalahi-CIDSS National CV Congress
Local, everyday heroes of the Ilocos Region participated in the first ever National Community Volunteers’ Congress dubbed as Bukluran: Sama-samang Lakas ng Mamamayan in Quezon City. The biggest gathering of community volunteers from all over the nation was hosted by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) through its Community-Driven Development (CDD) program-the Kapit-Bisig continue reading : Ilocandia Heroes join Bukluran – DSWD Kalahi-CIDSS National CV Congress