NAGA CITY, Camarines Sur – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 5 – Bicol Region distributed a total of PHP 14,804,736.00 in unconditional cash grants through the Emergency Cash Transfer (ECT) program to 2,784 families affected by Severe Tropical Storm (STS) “Kristine” in Naga City from...

A pathway or road that traverses a village has been an important part of a community as it provides significant benefits, such as economy boost, safety, easier travel and movement of goods and agricultural products, and education. Most of the communities proposed pathway, access trail or road as their subproject,...

PILAR, SORSOGON – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office V – Bicol Region, swiftly responded to the needs of families affected by a devastating fire that broke out in Barangay Banuyo, Pilar, Sorsogon, earlier today, March 13, 2025. At approximately 12:40 PM, the fire consumed several...

Recognizing the importance of sustainable employment in breaking the cycle of poverty, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., through the Office of the President (OP) and DSWD in partnership with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the Department of Agriculture (DA) spearheaded the sixth leg of Trabaho sa Bagong...

The Local Government Unit (LGU) of Nabua in Camarines Sur has institutionalized the Community-Driven Development (CDD) approach of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services. The Municipal Ordinance no. 040-2024 also known as an Ordinance Institutionalizing the...

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office V – Bicol Region began the first wave of Emergency Cash Transfer (ECT) payouts in Albay on Monday, March 3, 2025, to assist families severely affected by Typhoon “Kristine.” A total of 1,061 eligible beneficiaries from the municipalities of Daraga,...

“As you grow older, you will discover why you have two hands: one for helping yourself, the other for helping others,” Audrey Hepburn, an actress and humanitarian, once said. This statement truly reflects on the journey of Argelyn L. Nacor, barangay secretary of Barangay Mabini in Donsol, Sorsogon. From her...

Sipocot, Camarines Sur – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office V – Bicol Region swiftly responded to assist vendors affected by a devastating fire at the Sipocot Public Market in Camarines Sur. On the afternoon of February 24, 2025, a fire broke out in Building 3 of...