Strengthened partnership for extensive advocacy propagation—this is the aim of the recently conducted Kalahi-CIDSS Media Forum. Media partners from the provinces of Region 1 were gathered in Baguio City to engage them in spreading the news of Community-Driven Development (CDD) to the partner beneficiaries and stakeholders. Kalahi-CIDSS aims to empower the deprived and disadvantaged through continue reading : Kalahi-CIDSS and the Media: Partners in Spreading the CDD Advocacy

A homosexual street-smart abandoned by her partner who gave birth to a baby boy has turned into a skillful woman. Code named Wild Cat is now among the inspirations at the Haven for Women. Having experienced a broken family led her to seek attention from drunkards, addicts, and delinquent friends. She tried to survive on continue reading : Left but not alone: Haven for Women keeps ‘them’

Incoming Gabriela Partylist Representative Arlene Brosas pledged to support Child Development Workers on the passage of their Magna Carta starting anew with the incoming administration. This was highlighted during the recently held Convention of the federated Child Development Workers and Service Providers in Baguio City graced by Rep. Brosas. With this, Rep. Brosas encouraged the continue reading : Region 1 Child Development Workers plead passing of their Magna Carta

Four out of nine from the Philippines who attended the International Abilympics at Bordeaux, France came from Region 1- three of them graduates of DSWD-Area 1 Vocational Rehabilitation Center (AVRC1). “I thank God for every blessing, I even consider my disability as a blessing which already brought me to different places,” Jennifer V. Garcia, an continue reading : ‘Disability is a blessing’ – PWD rep to the 9th International Abilympics in France

Twenty-four selected grantees of the Expanded Students’ Grants-in-Aid Program for Poverty Alleviation (ESGP-PA) from all provinces of the region personally wrote their own stories of struggles and challenges in their quest for a better life through finishing their college. The ESGP-PA aims to address poverty by increasing the number of higher education graduates among poor continue reading : ESGP-PA stories in a Coffee Table Book soon to be launched

The blue card or MTA clearance for minors traveling abroad is applicable only to those who are not accompanied by either of the biological/adoptive parents. The applicants need the following: consent of parents, birth certificate from Philippine Statistics Authority (formerly National Statistics Office), marriage certificate of parents or certificate of no marriage for solo parents, continue reading : Clearance for minors traveling abroad (MTA) must be secured first – DSWD

Volunteers from three barangays went home relieved and excited after the recently conducted Municipal Inter-Barangay Forum for Participatory Resource Allocation (MIBF-PRA) of the Municipality of Sigay, Ilocos Sur. Subprojects of Barangays Matallucod, San Ramon, and San Elias were chosen and prioritized to be given grants to implement their sub-projects. The MIBF-PRA is a venue for continue reading : Kalahi-CIDSS grants three sub-projects in Sigay