In Suyo, Ilocos Sur, the Long-es family lives in a ‘bahay-kubo’ adorned with flowering plants, vegetables and fruit-bearing trees. Despite simple living, they are earning and saving money for the education of their children. The Long-es Family is the pride of the Province of Ilocos Sur as official entry in the Regional Search for Huwarang continue reading : Best Pantawid family in Ilocos Sur takes pride of vegetable garden

DSWD – FO1, the San Roque Power Corporation (SRPC), and the Local Government Units (LGUs) of San Nicolas and San Manuel, Pangasinan signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to converge various initiatives on livelihood projects eventually providing economic upliftment to Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries. Through the Public-Private Partnership (PPP), SRPC continuously help Pantawid Pamilya project-affected persons (PAPs) through continue reading : DSWD inks agreement with SRPC to sustain livelihood assistance to Pantawid Pamilya

On its third year of recognizing families who have religiously followed program conditionalities, embodied Filipino values and strong family ties, DSWD – Field Office 1 named the Tusnoy Family from Adams, Ilocos Norte as the regional family winner in the Search for Huwarang Pantawid Pamilya 2014. Tusnoy family headed by Isabel, a single mother, is continue reading : Solo parent bags Huwarang Pantawid Pamilya 2014 award

Persons with Disability (PWDs) prove that they have the potential to become part of the country’s productive work force through their work and excellence showcased during the National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week celebration. With the theme “Talino at Paninindigan ng Taong may Kapansanan, Pasaporte sa Kaunlaran” the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field continue reading : PWDs on the spotlight: Kakayahan 2014

Identifying the poor is now assured with the complete, accurate, and true information gathered in the field through the just concluded special validation for Social Pension Program (SocPen) and Modified Conditional Cash Transfer for Families in Need of Special Protection (MCCT-FNSP) beneficiaries by the Listahanan Project of the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field continue reading : SocPen, MCCT-FNSP special validation FAFs now on PMT run

To fast track the improvement of well-being of Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries, the municipality of Laoac in Pangasinan focuses on providing the livelihood needs of Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries such as the Pulido Family who earns a living through mini-poultry, goat-raising and mini food house or ‘carenderia’. Hard work, perseverance, ability to manage livelihood projects are among continue reading : Pangasinan Huwarang Pantawid Pamilya upholds LGU-Laoac’s livelihood assistance

DSWD Field Office-1 provided 1,066 family food packs or relief worth Php 268,596.20 as an augmentation support to requesting Local Government Units of Paoay in Ilocos Norte; Calasiao and Bolinao in Pangasinan for the victims of ‘Typhoon Jose’. At the onslaught of the typhoon, immediate assistance to the typhoon victims was provided by Local Government continue reading : DSWD extends Php 268,596.20 relief to victims of ‘Typhoon Jose’