Director Marcelo Nicomedes J. Castillo has made a huge governmental impact that deeply transformed the lives of the clients and beneficiaries and improved organizational environment and systems in the Field Office.  In his nine years of stay in Field Office 1, Director Castillo spearheaded and pushed for the ISO 9001:2015 Certification that expedites the provision continue reading : DSWD FO 1 applauds Director Castillo’s 9 years of public service in Region 1

Listahanan or the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 1 (DSWD FO 1) is no longer accepting complaints from the public via community desk or online at http://listahanan.dswd.gov.ph/grievance/ regarding the “initial list of poor households” that was posted in Barangay Halls from October continue reading : Listahanan 3 in Region 1 ends accepting complaints from the public

The DSWD Field Office 1 – Regional Rehabilitation Center for Youth celebrated its 41st Founding Anniversary with the theme: “RRCY @ 41: Paigtingin ang Bagong Pag-asa sa Makabagong Henerasyon ngayong Panahon ng Pandemya” to commemorate the accomplishments and successes of RRCY; reinforce the vision, mission, and intensify the goal of the Center; identify contributions of continue reading : RRCY celebrates 41st Founding Anniversary

Conventional healthy and happy lifestyle of the countryside has led Florita Valdez Ledda to live a hundred years. She turned 100 on 21 November 2020 and is now one of the few Centenarians in Balaoan, La Union that the younger generation of Brgy. Tallipugo look up to for inspiration. Lola Florita’s daughter described her as continue reading : Hard laborer of the countryside now a Centenarian

Pangasinan – DSWD Field Office 1, together with DSWD Undersecretary Aimee S. Torrefranca-Neri, distributed a total amount of PhP22,237,000.00  to some 4,657 beneficiaries that include market vendors, public utility jeepneys, tricycle, and boat operators and drivers; and patients and COVID-19 frontliners in Region 1 Medical Center (R1MC) in Dagupan City. The Undersecretary also conducted on-the-spot continue reading : Dagupan City’s AICS clients receive more than PhP22M financial assistance

DSWD Field Office 1 Regional Director Marcelo Nicomedes J. Castillo bagged the Best Manager while Assistant Regional Director for Operations Marlene Febes D. Peralta topped the Gawad HUWARAN during the 2020 DSWD Program on Awards and Incentives for Service Excellence (PRAISE) through a virtual recognition led by DSWD Central Office.  “This award is a manifestation continue reading : DSWD Field Office 1 Directors top National Awards

DSWD Field Office 1 has already paid some 174,363 social pension beneficiaries in the first semester of this year amounting to PhP523,089,000.00 while simultaneous payouts are being conducted throughout Region 1 to distribute the 2020 second semester cash aid of indigent senior citizens. To date, there are 112,947 social pensioners who received their stipend this continue reading : DSWD Field Office 1 distributes more than PhP800 Million social pension stipend this 2020

“Hindi man matatag ang aking mga paa, meron naman akong matatag na puso. Sapat na iyon para maitaguyod ko ang aking pamilya (Even if my feet are weak, I have a strong heart. That’s enough to support my family).” Rosemarie dela Cruz, a 41-year old orthopedically challenged mother from Urdaneta City, never considers her mobility restriction as a continue reading : AVRC 1 trainees receive livelihood assistance