Persons with disabilities play a significant role in community development, proving that determination knows no bounds. Carlos Fajardo, a person with disability from Barangay Quigaray in Bagamanoc, Catanduanes, is an example of how personal struggles can lead to a lifelong commitment to bayanihan. In 1990, Carlos lost his leg in a...

Can learning how to use a smartphone transform the way families manage their finances? For 100 beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) in Buhi and Iriga, Camarines Sur, the answer is a resounding yes. These families recently received not only smartphones but also hands-on digital financial literacy training...

Masbate City — Agad na tumugon ang Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office V-Bicol Region sa pangangailangan ng tatlong pamilyang naapektuhan ng sunog na naganap noong Hulyo 6, 2025, sa Brgy. Pawa, Masbate City. Ayon sa ulat, nagsimula ang sunog pasado alas-dose ng hatinggabi at idineklarang fire...

LEGAZPI CITY, ALBAY — Pinangunahan ni Regional Director Norman S. Laurio ng Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office V – Bicol Region ang isinagawang pay-out at site visit para sa Project LAWA at BINHI noong Hulyo 7, 2025, sa bayan ng San Fernando, Masbate. Kabilang sa mga...

Isinagawa ng Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office V – Bicol Region, sa pangunguna ni Director Norman S. Laurio, ang ikalawang yugto ng 3TI o “Tamang Tulong sa Tamang Impormasyon” campaign sa bayan ng Ocampo, Camarines Sur, noong Hulyo 3, 2025, bilang bahagi ng mas pinaigting na...

Entering the world of community development and volunteerism might be intimidating, particularly for a young person with little experience. Efrel Joy Papa, a 24-year-old community volunteer from Barangay Buga in Libon, Albay, braved the unknown for the rewarding service when she joined the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD)...

LEGAZPI CITY, BICOL—Regional Director Norman S. Laurio of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office V – Bicol Region visited the Project LAWA at BINHI sites on June 18, 2025, underscoring his strong support for community-led agricultural initiatives. During his visit, RD Laurio personally inspected the rehabilitated...

Life is rarely easy. We may face hardships of different kinds and degrees, but hardship is a language we all understand. Engr. Jojo B. Bacsa speaks that language fluently. The fourth of seven children born to Jovita and Romeo Bacsa of Baras, Catanduanes, he is also the first in his...