Zapatos Island, Balud, Masbate – May 15, 2025 – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is exploring the pilot implementation of innovative Air-to-Water (AWT) technology in Zapatos Island, a remote island community that has long been featured in the news for its lack of access to clean and safe...

Isang makabuluhang hakbang ang isinagawa ng Pamahalaang Lungsod ng Legazpi katuwang ang Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office V – Bicol Region upang kilalanin ang mahalagang tungkulin at kontribusyon ng mga lider ng komunidad matapos ipagkaloob ang unang quarterly honorarium sa 389 Parent Leaders ng Pantawid Pamilyang...

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office V – Bicol Region, through its Disaster Response Management Division (DRMD), delivered safe drinking water to families in Barangay Puting Sapa, Juban, following the ongoing unrest of Mt. Bulusan. A total of 560 bottles of six-liter distilled water were distributed to...

In line with its mandate on disaster response and recovery, the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office V – Bicol Region, through its Disaster Response Management Division (DRMD) social workers, conducted a post-eruption assessment in the municipalities of Juban and Irosin, Sorsogon following the recent unrest of Mt....

Following the renewed eruption of Mt. Bulusan at around 1:30 PM today, Thursday, May 1, 2025, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office V – Bicol Region, in coordination with the Provincial Government of Sorsogon, swiftly dispatched an additional 10,000 Family Food Packs (FFPs) as part of...

Sorsogon Province – As part of its ongoing commitment to support communities impacted by the ongoing activity of Mt. Bulusan in Sorsogon Province, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office V – Bicol Region successfully distributed 2,634 six-liter bottles of distilled drinking water to displaced and affected...

By Hanna Jane O. Vargas There were times I walked to school with an empty stomach and an empty pocket, but I never let those circumstances stop me. I held on to a single, unwavering belief: Poverty is not a hindrance to success. And that belief carried me through the darkest...

𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗡𝗔𝗡: Isinagawa ng DSWD FO V ang Pre-Deployment Activity ng Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program sa Daraga Community College noong ika 30 ng Abril, 2025. Isinagawa ng Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office V – Bicol Region ang Pre-Deployment Activity ng Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program (TBTP) noong ika-30...