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...

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) through the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) will be implementing Kapangyarihan at Kaunlaran sa Barangay (KKB) Cash-for-Work Program (CFWP) for Persons with Disabilities in the municipalities of Bato and Virac in Catanduanes. A total...

The Municipal Council of Basud in the province of Camarines Norte passed an ordinance institutionalizing the Community-Driven Development (CDD) principles and processes of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS). The Municipal Ordinance No. 280-2025 was...