The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 1 ( DSWD FO 1) through its Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) ranked first and 7th on the effective implementation of Microenterprise Development (MD) and Employment Facilitation (EF) tracks, respectively, among the 17 regions in the country in 2017. This concludes DSWD FO 1 to land second continue reading : DSWD FO 1 serves 5,276 SLP program participants in 2017
DSWD, CDA-DEO seal partnership on microenterprise projects
Binded by the common goal on poverty alleviation and empowerment of the disadvantaged sector through the provision of appropriate interventions, the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field office 1 (DSWD FO 1) and the Cooperative Development Authority Dagupan City Extension Office (CDA-DEO) sealed a Php1,529,580 worth of partnership project for the implementation of various continue reading : DSWD, CDA-DEO seal partnership on microenterprise projects
Listahanan presents poverty situation of poor households in Bayambang
The National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction or the Listahanan of the Department of Social Welfare and Development – Field Office 1 (DSWD FO 1) showed the profile of the 5,881 poor households or 36,638 poor individuals out of the 22,483 assessed households in the Municipality of Bayambang, Pangasinan during their recently held “Anti-Poverty continue reading : Listahanan presents poverty situation of poor households in Bayambang
DSWD assists Agoo road accident victims
DSWD has provided burial assistance amounting to Php5,000.00 to the bereaved families of the 20 fatalities of a jeepney’s collision with a bus while traversing San Jose Sur, Agoo, La Union on the way to Manaoag, Pangasinan to attend a 5 o’clock mass on 25th of December 2017. Of the fatalities, 13 were Pantawid Pamilya continue reading : DSWD assists Agoo road accident victims
New CPAs are ESGP-PA Honor Graduates
From the glory of Latin Honors, all the way to becoming Certified Public Accountants (CPAs), four grantees of the Expanded Students’ Grants-in-Aid Program for Poverty Alleviation (ESGP-PA) from the Mariano Marcos State University in Batac City, Ilocos Norte successfully passed the October 2017 CPA Board Examination. For the first time, the ESGP-PA has produced Accountancy continue reading : New CPAs are ESGP-PA Honor Graduates
Listahanan poor households now ready for data sharing
The Listahanan or the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction is all set in sharing the data of poor households to Regional Line Agencies (RLAs), Academe, Civil Society Organizations, Tri-media, Private Sectors, and to all Local Government Units in Region 1. Series of Listahanan consultation dialogue were recently conducted to intensify the utilization of continue reading : Listahanan poor households now ready for data sharing
Break not the Eggs but Poverty
Fragile it is. If unintentionally broken and not rotten, that is the end of it. Though delicate, it sustains the everyday life of the Dasalla Family in Gregorio del Pilar, Ilocos Sur. Every egg being harvested is a new hope for a more fulfilled life. “One egg a day is okay”, said Minalyn, 34 just continue reading : Break not the Eggs but Poverty
NCM Celebration reaches IP Children
In celebration of the National Children’s Month (NCM), the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 1 (DSWD FO 1) brought worthwhile activities to the Kankanaey community in Brgy. Danac, Sugpon, Ilocos Sur. The locality was reached through a two to three-hour trek from the Poblacion. Walking under continue reading : NCM Celebration reaches IP Children