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

Eight graduates of the Expanded Student’s Grants-in-Aid Program for Poverty Alleviation (ESGP-PA) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 1 (DSWD FO1) are now Licensed Teachers based on the result of the Licensure Examination for Teachers held September 2015. From this number, four are from the Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU) in continue reading : ESGP-PA graduates are successful LET takers

Re-assessment and assessment of Listahanan/National Household Targeting Unit (NHTU) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development – Field Office I (DSWD-FO1) will close this December 2015. NHTU Regional Field Coordinator Joan M. Nuesca informed the NHTU Area Supervisors (AS) assigned in all cities and municipalities of Region 1 that they have only 10 days continue reading : Listahanan re-assessment and assessment to end this December

Expanded Students’ Grants-in-Aid Program for Poverty Alleviation (ESGP-PA)  grantees pledged support to the advocacy of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to institutionalize Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) or Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program. These ESGP-PA grantees who are also Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries are the priorities of the DSWD for educational grant for deserving and continue reading : ESGP-PA grantees support CCT Institutionalization

“Komunidad at Pamahalaan Magkaisa, Pang-aabuso sa Bata Wakasan na!” is this year’s theme for the Regional Children’s Month Celebration.  For commemoration, the DSWD FO1 invited selected Day Care children regionwide, members of the Regional Council for the Welfare of Children, Regional Federation of Day Care Workers, and Local Government Units. In the speech of Vigan continue reading : Children’s Month Celebration: Protect children’s rights