If there is something more frightening than this pandemic, it is no doubt— desperation. For people trying to make ends meet, the implementation of the Enhanced Community Quarantine means that the rope got even shorter especially for “no work, no pay” workers like Dominador “Doming” Rindon from the coastal barangay of Tabucolan, Santa, Ilocos Sur. continue reading : Emergency subsidy: A sparkle of hope

8 April 2020 – DSWD Field Office 1 started distributing emergency subsidy to eligible beneficiaries of the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) in Municipalities of Santa, Ilocos Sur and Santol, La Union. Each family-beneficiary received PhP5,500.00 to augment their day-to-day necessities which include food, medicine, and toiletries. In Santa, 238 out of 2,500 qualified beneficiaries have continue reading : DSWD FO 1 distributes emergency subsidy under the Social Amelioration Program

Ito lang ang kayang gawin ng asosasyon namin para makatulong sa komunidad ngayong panahon ng krisis. Hindi kami nagdalawang-isip na ipamahagi ang mga face mask nang libre dahil maaaring ang mga gawa naming ito ay makapagliligtas ng maraming buhay (This is our Association’s humble contribution to our community during this crisis. We didn’t have second continue reading : DSWD-assisted dressmakers sew affordable face masks amid COVID-19 crisis

In accordance to Proclamation No. 229 of the President or the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) for the management of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and with reminders prior to the scheduled payout, Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program beneficiaries strictly observed the protocols of social distancing and mass gathering in withdrawing their cash grants starting today, 24 March continue reading : 4Ps payout ongoing amidst COVID-19

DSWD Field Office 1 provided a total amount of PhP1,092,461.84 worth of assistance such as financial assistance, hygiene kits, among others to 140 individuals who withdrew membership and support to Underground Mass Organization (UGMO) in February 2020. The said individuals who are residents of the Municipalities of Salcedo, Sta. Lucia, Sta. Cruz, and Suyo, Ilocos continue reading : DSWD FO 1 provides more than 1 million worth of assistance to former UGMO members and supporters

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 now at the peak of encoding data from the accomplished Household Assessment Forms (HAFs) of Listahanan 3 (L3) enumerators. The data collected from the households from October 2019 to continue reading : Listahanan 3 Encoding Activity now in full operation

A total of 14,962 households in the entire region have already received their Pantawid Pamilya (4Ps) Identification Cards (IDs) during the Program Orientation Session conducted by the Regional Program Management Office. Out of these, 9,875 are from Pangasinan; 2,006 from La Union; 1,689 from Ilocos Sur; and 1,392 from Ilocos Norte. They were oriented about continue reading : Set 9 Pantawid Pamilya households now registered