The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office V – Bicol Region remains committed to promoting the rights and welfare of vulnerable individuals. Whether through crisis response or daily support for its beneficiaries, the DSWD consistently pursues its mission of improving lives. At the forefront of this effort...

Legazpi City, Albay – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office V – Bicol Region promptly extended financial assistance to the families of eight Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) members from Tabaco City, Albay, who were involved in a tragic vehicular accident in Laguna. The accident occurred at midnight...

Legazpi City, Albay – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office V – Bicol Region, through its Disaster Response Management Division (DRMD), held a virtual conference to reaffirm the disaster response and relief augmentation guidelines for partner Local Government Units (LGUs), stakeholders, and congressional representatives in the...

“In today’s difficult life, even if we want to give up, we can’t and must not. Let us think about our children. We, as parents, must show how to be strong.” These simple yet powerful words from Naty V. Coralde, a parent and Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiary from...

CAMARINES SUR – On Sunday, January 19, 2024, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office V – Bicol Region distributed PHP 7,910,110 worth of family food packs (FFPs) to 11,141 fishermen from 78 barangays in the municipalities of Tinambac, Lagonoy, San Jose, and Sagñay, Camarines Sur. The...

Pandan, Catanduanes — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office V – Bicol Region has swiftly extended financial assistance and essential support to the families of five fishermen who went missing in the waters off the Pacific coast on January 6. On January 17, 2025, each affected...

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office V – Bicol Region carried out a comprehensive relief operation on Friday, January 17, distributing PHP 3 million worth of Family Food Packs (FFPs) to 4,217 families affected by recent typhoons and the ongoing shear line weather phenomenon. Families in shear...

Tabaco City, Albay – On January 15, 2025, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office V – Bicol Region extended financial assistance and essential aid to the families of four fishermen who went missing on January 6, 2025. Each family received PHP 10,000 under the Department’s Assistance to...