4Ps Women Beneficiaries in Bauang, La Union attended the Entrepreneurial Mind Setting conducted by the Department of Trade and Industry Regional Office 1 as part of celebrating the National Women’s Month. Ms. Shenna O. Nisperos, Negosyo Center Program Coordinator of DTI Regional Office 1 (top picture), articulated the steps in starting and growing a business continue reading :

DSWD’s KALAHI-CIDSS hands over access road, solar pavement dryers to Pangasinan town

To boost economic activities in Burgos, Pangasinan, the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 1 (DSWD FO 1) handed over to the municipality the 1.17-kilometer access road and nine units of solar pavements dryers through its poverty-alleviation program Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan- Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS). The Department through continue reading : DSWD’s KALAHI-CIDSS hands over access road, solar pavement dryers to Pangasinan town

DSWD Kalahi-CIDSS empowers armed conflict-affected barangays in Ilocos Sur town through CDD

SANTA CRUZ, Ilocos Sur – The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 1’s (DSWD FO 1) Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) empowered armed conflict-affected barangays through the community-driven development (CDD) strategy. Since KALAHI-CIDSS utilizes the CDD approach, it facilitated communities to be in control over their continue reading : DSWD Kalahi-CIDSS empowers armed conflict-affected barangays in Ilocos Sur town through CDD

4Ps Women Beneficiaries experiences, content for Family and Youth Development Sessions Module

Super Woman, a strong anchor, and never gives up. These are among how the 4Ps women beneficiaries of Sta. Barbara, Pangasinan define their roles as mothers, wives, community member during the Focus Group Discussion (FGD) organized by the DSWD Field Office 1 – 4Ps Regional Program Management Office. According to the FGD participants, the pandemic continue reading : 4Ps Women Beneficiaries experiences, content for Family and Youth Development Sessions Module

Salamat Shopee: SLP women entrepreneurs embrace digital platform

The pandemic has forced societal changes around the globe. It limited human interaction, encouraged people to work from home, and restricted in-person business operations. It forced everyone to rely on digital platforms labeling it as the “new normal.” To keep pace with digitalization, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) – Regional Office 1 led continue reading : Salamat Shopee: SLP women entrepreneurs embrace digital platform

DSWD Kalahi-CIDSS PAMANA Program supports conflict-affected areas through disaster response sub-projects

SANTA LUCIA, Ilocos Sur – Insurgency has been existing in the country for more than fifty years now. It is present in the far-flung communities where the poorest of the poor and Indigenous Peoples (IPs) reside, and who are easily targeted by the communist terrorists’ groups or CTGs. These groups make these people believe in continue reading : DSWD Kalahi-CIDSS PAMANA Program supports conflict-affected areas through disaster response sub-projects

DSWD@71: Sec. Bautista lauds Field Office 1’s outstanding employees, partners in service

In commemoration of the 71st Anniversary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) at the Field Office 1 (FO 1), Secretary Rolando Joselito D. Bautista attended the region-wide celebration to laud outstanding employees and partners. With this year’s theme: “DSWD@71: Napapanahon na Pagtugon sa Suliranin ng Taong 2022 Kabalikat ng Katatagan ng Bawat continue reading : DSWD@71: Sec. Bautista lauds Field Office 1’s outstanding employees, partners in service