Spearheaded by the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 1 (DSWD FO1), Day Care Centers (DCC) in the City of San Fernando, La Union were provided with brand new additional learning materials for Day Care Children. Funds were extracted from the FundRun conducted by the Pantawid continue reading : Pantawid Pamilya donates learning materials to Day Care Center facilities in CSF

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 1 (DSWD FO1) in partnership with SM Foundation shared joy to Pantawid Pamilya children in Bugallon, Pangasinan. SM Foundation through DSWD FO1 handed in new toys to 78 girls and 86 boys from 21 barangays of the said municipality. Bugallon, Pangasinan was hardly hit by Typhoon continue reading : Pantawid Pamilya children receive toys from SM Foundation

An island community in Isla Solomon, Barangay Pugo, Bauang, La Union was considered for community services during enumeration activities of Listahanan Field Staff assigned in Bauang, La Union. “Our hearts were touched because when we went there for an enumeration of DSWD’s Listahanan, we saw how simply they lived. Even though they don’t have electricity, continue reading : Activities inspire volunteerism among the Listahanan Field Staff

Improvement of well-being is being escalated all the more among the 30 Pantawid Pamilya partner-beneficiaries who are now operating a 24-hour bakery in Anda, Pangasinan thanks to the capital assistance received from Sustainable Livelihood Program. They started producing the nutritious malunggay pandesal as the main product. Now, there are 11 kinds of local breads cooked continue reading : DSWD-SLP’s first bakeshop now in Anda, Pangasinan

300 DSWD partners took part in Dir. Marcelo Nicomedes J. Castillo’s presentation of CY 2015 accomplishments that bannered remarkable implementation of the Bottom-Up Budgeting (BUB) and advocacy of new social technologies resulting to 101 Memoranda of Agreement signed, among others. Good practices on BUB facilitated the completion of 165 projects in 93 cities and municipalities continue reading : State of DSWD Region 1 Address banners services on social protection for 2015

Coined from various lives touched by DSWD’s programs, the DSWD Field Office 1 launched its first theater play dubbed as ‘Teatro Iti Biag Ko’ (theater of my life) as among its strategic advocacy activities that also promote rehabilitation. This was featured during the State of DSWD Region 1 Address at Diego Silang Hall, Provincial Capitol, continue reading : DSWD residents act in ‘Teatro Iti Biag Ko’

Sustainable Livelihood Program’s (SLP) Php 1.8 million awarded to 175 Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries in Lingayen, Pangasinan upgraded their capacities in managing mini-stores commonly known as ‘Sari-Sari Stores’  by being trained on financial management. Project Development Officer Gilbert Cariño designed a livelihood training that encouraged unemployed Pantawid Pamilya adults in the Municipality of Lingayen, Pangasinan for livelihood continue reading : DSWD’s SLP builds cluster enterprise for 175 Pantawid Pamilya Beneficiaries

This year’s PaskuJuan Bazaar and Festival showcasing different products of Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) beneficiaries of the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 1 (DSWD FO1) accumulated a total sales of P73,204.00. 30 Self Kaunlaran Associations (SKA) and SLP Associations from Pangasinan (16), La Union (9), Ilocos Norte (3), and Ilocos SUr (2) continue reading : 2015 PaskuJuan acquires P73,000.00 sales