Because of its booming tourism industry, t-shirt printing and souvenir making in San Juan town in La Union has seen high potential. Thus, the Sustainable Livelihood Program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 1 conducted a Skills Training on T-shirt Printing from 30 January to 15 February 2017 catering 18 continue reading : The Glassy Waves of San Juan SLPA, Convergence at Its Best
Community store opens new income to SLP participants
Forty-four (44) Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries from Brgy. Fermin in Caba, La Union, who organized themselves into San Fermin Pangkabuhayan SLPA, recently opened a community store in their barangay through Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) fund of the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office I. San Fermin is a far-flung barangay in Caba town, thus continue reading : Community store opens new income to SLP participants
SLP participants in San Juan, LU receive food carts
Fifty (50) PantawidPamilya program beneficiaries from the 41 barangays of San Juan town in La Union received food carts from the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 1 during their graduation on Skills Training on Business Management leading to Food Cart Business on 11 August 2017. This is in partnership with Leyum Enterprise continue reading : SLP participants in San Juan, LU receive food carts
RCWC CHILD REPRESENTATIVE WINS 2ND PLACE DURING THE NATIONAL POPULATION QUIZ SHOW
The Ilocos Regional Committee for the Welfare of Children (RCWC) proudly commends one of its Child Representatives, Erson P. Muyalde, for winning 2nd Place during the National Population Quiz (POPQUIZ) Show held on 23-26 January 2017 in Dipolog City, Zamboanga Del Norte. Erson was the regional champion during the Regional Festival of Talents POPQUIZ category continue reading : RCWC CHILD REPRESENTATIVE WINS 2ND PLACE DURING THE NATIONAL POPULATION QUIZ SHOW
AVRC 1 promotes Himig Tanglaw Season 2 for visually-impaired persons
The Area 1 Vocational Rehabilitation Center of DSWD, in partnership with the Philippine Chamber of Massage Industry of Visually Impaired, Inc. (PCMIVI), organized the musical talent showdown among 25 visually- impaired (VI) persons from CAR, Regions 1, II, III held at Robinson’s Calasiao, Pangasinan recently. Himig Tanglaw Season 2 served as an audition for the continue reading : AVRC 1 promotes Himig Tanglaw Season 2 for visually-impaired persons
DSWD FO1 has ready goods for Tropical Storm Jolina victims
The DSWD Field Office 1 is ready to augment requests from Local Government Units (LGUs) to support the immediate needs of the victims of Tropical Storm Jolina. “At present, Php 11.7M worth of food and non-food items stocked at the regional warehouse and satellite warehouses strategically positioned in the provinces are intact and ready to assist continue reading : DSWD FO1 has ready goods for Tropical Storm Jolina victims
RCWC confers Seal of Child-Friendly Local Governance to 120 LGUs in Region 1
The outstanding regional passing rate of 96 percent is a remarkable achievement of children advocates and workers in the Local Government Units (LGUs) and their regional counterpart. The region has been a consistent top performer since the mandatory audit in 2014. “This also shows commitment and adherence to local and national policies protecting the rights continue reading : RCWC confers Seal of Child-Friendly Local Governance to 120 LGUs in Region 1
DSWD releases Php 41.5M for Region 1 Centenarians
As of first week of August, the DSWD Field Office 1 (FO1) has released a total funding of Php 41.5M for 415 elderlies aged 100 to 114 years old, the latter being recorded the oldest in the region from Sison, Pangasinan. This also included those family members of deceased Centenarians who also received the same continue reading : DSWD releases Php 41.5M for Region 1 Centenarians