The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is still negatively affecting businesses, especially micro and small. When the first Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) was declared in March 2020 it caused the temporary closure of enterprises like the ukay-ukay (thrift) store of Marlon Nevago of Brgy. Matias, Burgos Pangasinan. “Noong kasagsagan ng pandemic halos lahat talaga ng mga negosyo continue reading : Ukay-okay

The DSWD Field Office 1 – Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (EPAHP) spearheaded the convergence project in partnership with the DSWD FO 1 – Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) and the Philippine Carabao Center (PCC) in coordination with the Local Government of Dingras, Ilocos Norte to award the Seed Capital Fund (SCF) and carabaos of continue reading : 25 members of Timpuyog de San Marcelino SLP Association receives carabaos and Seed Capital Fund

Eligible family-beneficiaries of casualties caused by Tropical Storm (TS) Maring received their financial assistance (FA) and psychosocial support process (PSP) intervention from the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 1 (DSWD FO 1) in Region 1. As of October 29, there were 36 casualties identified with 26 deaths and 10 persons missing. Out continue reading : Eligible family-beneficiaries of casualties due to TS Maring receive Php10k assistance, psychosocial intervention

To continue the learning process among household beneficiaries despite the community quarantine and absence of face-to-face set up, the Regional Program Management Office initiated the Family Development Session (FDS) from home dubbed as Pantawid Pamilya Komiks by providing easy-to-grasp materials which contain thematic topics with easy-to-follow assignments that can be accomplished in the comfort of continue reading : FDS from Home sparks creativity of 4Ps household beneficiaries

The Province of Ilocos Sur is one of the severely afflicted areas during the onslaught of tropical storm Maring in the Ilocos region. After receiving partial status reports, the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 1 (DSWD FO 1) led by Regional Director Marie Angela S. Gopalan visited the province to personally monitor continue reading : DSWD monitors, assesses addtn’l needs of Ilocos Sur TS Maring affected families, damages

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 1 (DSWD FO 1), as a frontline agency, is now on-the-move in distributing family food packs (FFPs) to the different local government units (LGUs) which were severely affected by the onslaught of tropical storm (TS) Maring. The DSWD FO 1 initially distributed a total of 20,018 continue reading : DSWD partially distributes 27,518 relief packs to TS Maring affected families

SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union, Oct. 14 – Amidst the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic community quarantine, the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 1 (DSWD FO 1) ensured that relief resources are available, ready for augmentation and distribution. These resources will be provided to provincial and local government units (P/LGUs) and shall continue reading : DSWD ensures availability, readiness of relief resources for affected families in Ilocos region

The Municipality of Anda is very vulnerable to climate change being an island located in the province of Pangasinan, and needs to implement adaptation and mitigation measures to lessen or avoid the negative impacts to its residents especially those living in the coastal areas. With this, the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office continue reading : DSWD CCAM Cash for Work benefits 2,000 residents in Anda, Pangasinan