To achieve a successful business, you have to be open-minded. Learn from experiences, from other people, and online is what Joan Crisostomo of Brgy. Mapisi, Nagbukel, Ilocos Sur did to succeed to her hog raising business. Before venturing into a piggery business, Joan and her husband were renting land to farm corn, but it stopped continue reading : This is How Joan Expands to 28 Swine from One

Sunud-sunod ang pag-imbita ng iba’t-ibang Region 1 Local Government Units (LGUs) sa DSWD Field Office 1 upang magbigay ng technical assistance sa pamamagitan ng Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) at Internally Displaced Person (IDP) Protection Training  na tumatalakay sa pagpapabuti ng evacuation at relocation sites sa bawat munisipiyo. Ipinapaliwanag sa CCCM at IDP Training continue reading : 𝟏𝟔 𝐋𝐆𝐔𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐤 𝐬𝐚 𝐂𝐂𝐂𝐌 𝐚𝐭 𝐈𝐃𝐏 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠

Alas-dos pa lamang ng madaling araw ay nagsisimula nang pumalaot sa dagat sina Jennicar Quillopo at ang kanyang asawang mula sa Brgy. Puro, Caoayan, Ilocos Sur. Wala mang kasiguraduhan kung gaano karami ang kanilang mahuhuling isda dahil sa sira-sirang lambat at kagamitan, ay nagpupursige pa rin sila upang hindi magutom ang kanilang pamilya. “Umuuwi po continue reading : Lambat ng Pag-asa

Nagkaroon ng Communication Campaign cum Food-for-Training ang mga residenteng kabilang sa mga sektor ng solo parent, nakatatanda, at may kapansanan sa Vigan City at San Ildefonso sa probinsya ng Ilocos Sur. Itinuro sa mga kalahok ang mga dapat gawing paghahanda sa kalamidad pati na rin ang paghahanda ng 72-hour survival kit o GO bag. Ibinahagi continue reading : Disaster Preparedness Training, umarangkada!

Making the famous chicharron is not an easy job. It takes failure over failure, patience, time, and effort to master the art of making the perfect crisp a chicharron could have. It starts with drying up the pig’s skin for a day depending on its quality, cutting it into small equal pieces, soaking it in continue reading : Chicharron’s perfect crisp of success

To mark the Women’s Month Celebration, DSWD Home for Girls (HFG) welcomed visitors and sponsors to bring joy to the residents. Among those who celebrated with the clients of HFG are the National Police Training Institute – Regional Training Center 1, Philippine Statistics Authority – La Union Provincial Statistical Office and Department of Environment and continue reading : HFG RESIDENTS RECEIVE GIFTS IN TIME FOR WOMEN’S MONTH

“Masaya kami sa pagkakaroon ng labing-apat na anak pero hindi namin maipagkakaila ang kaakibat nitong hirap upang buhayin sila (We are happy to have 14 children but we cannot deny that it is coupled with difficulty of supporting them),” Elesia De Guzman admitted. Elesia, together with her husband Roberto can vividly recall her hardships when continue reading : When Mockery becomes a Flattery

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 1 (DSWD FO 1) – 4Ps Regional Program Management Office presents the pioneer officers of the newly established Regional Independent Monitoring Committee (RIMC) namely: Chairperson Estrella Alkonga; Vice Chairperson Pastor Roger Ribucan; and Ms. Vilma Dominga Castro as the Secretariat. The RIMC is composed of nine continue reading : RIMC, established in Region 1