The Regional Rehabilitation Center for Youth (RRCY) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 1 received 70 cavans of brown rice or Pinawa from the Department of Agriculture (DA) Regional Field Office 1 as part of their Brown Rice for Good Campaign. The Brown Rice for Good Campaign promotes consumption of the continue reading : Center for Youth receives healthy brown rice

It all started with a client studying at Colegio De Dagupan who caught the interest of instructors while selling handicrafts, which eventually led to a partnership to improve their English proficiency and Computer Literacy. This project details were discussed at the Haven for Women between and among Regional Director, Marcelo Nicomedes J. Castillo, Haven for continue reading : DSWD, Colegio de Dagupan advance Haven for Women Clients’ English and Computer Proficiency

“DSWD has been working on requests of farmers and fisherfolks who claimed to be unserved Typhoon Lawin victims,” Director Castillo assured during their second-time rally at Field Office 1 on Monday (30 Jan) morning. The group was composed of  leaders and members of Alyansa Dagiti Mannalon iti Ilocos Norte, Anak Pawis, Timek–La Union, TimekPamalakaya, and continue reading : DSWD responds to Ilocos farmers’ and fisherfolks’ request for assistance

Mr. Conrado G. Achuela, 61, from Paoay, Ilocos Norte, was hailed as the Regional Winner of the first Search for Modelong Ama ng Pantawid Pamilya 2017 of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). Modelong Ama Search is one way to rally support from men to champion women empowerment and gender equality and build continue reading : Solo Parent grabs first Regional Modelong Ama ng Pantawid Pamilya

The newly hired and re-hired Encoders-Verifiers of the National Household Targeting Unit (NHTU) / Listahanan of the Department of Social Welfare and Development – Field Office 1 (DSWD-FO1) will complete the encoding and verifying of the remaining 193,858 Family Assessment Forms (FAF) from the 2nd Round of Household Assessment. In the recently held one-day orientation continue reading : Listahanan to complete the remaining encoding activity of the 2nd Round of Household Assessment

Twenty four selected grantees of the Expanded Students’ Grants-in-Aid Program for Poverty Alleviation (ESGP-PA) personally signed their self-written inspiring stories compiled in a Coffee Table Book entitled Achieve and is now ready for release. This is the country’s first ever compilation of success stories of ESGP-PA grantees of the Department of Social Welfare and Development continue reading : ESGP-PA Coffee Table Book now officially launched

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is conducting its first Search for Modelong Ama ng Pantawid Pamilya 2017. This is one of the advocacy initiatives of the DSWD to bring about transformed gender relations among Pantawid Pamilya households and to encourage homes to be free from gender-based discrimination and violence. Modelong Ama Search continue reading : Modelong Ama ng Pantawid Pamilya search on pitch

Enhancing the capability of its Community-Driven Development (CDD) Champions to better help their own communities in their development is one prime objective of Kalahi-CIDSS. What better way to teach them than to let them explore and experience the Community Volunteers’ life of their Kalahi-CIDSS brothers and sisters? Kalahi-CIDSS Region 1 journeyed to Region CaLaBaRZon for continue reading : CDD Champions harbor good practices