Legazpi City – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office V urges the public to take part in the validation phase by checking the initial list of poor households posted in their respective barangays. DSWD Regional Director Arnel Garcia announced that the agency has started posting this week, the initial list of continue reading : DSWD Bicol urges the public to validate the initial list of poor households

Legazpi City – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office V will be releasing the updated list of poor households this month. This list is the result of the Listahanan 3 household assessment conducted last October 2019 to February 2020. The agency has already started the validation activities which include training of continue reading : DSWD to release the initial list of poor Bicolanos this October

Legazpi City—  National Household Targeting Office (NHTO) Director Justin Batocabe and PIA Director-General Ramon Cualoping III have inspected the DSWD Field Office V encoding station last July 20, 2020, at Innodata Incorporated, Legazpi City. Director Batocabe lauds the Field Office for strictly following health protocols and safety measures in the encoding facility. He also acknowledged continue reading : DSWD ensures compliance to COVID-19 protocols as Listahanan 3 activities resume in Bicol

Legazpi City— The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Bicol resumes its encoding and verification activities as part of the Listahanan 3 household assessment in the region. DSWD Regional Director Arnel Garcia said that as of June 9, the agency has encoded 43% or 483,475 Household Assessment Forms (HAFs) out of the 1,104,325 assessed continue reading : DSWD resumes Listahanan activities to finish the database of poor in Bicol

Legazpi City— The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has started releasing funds to the local government units (LGUs) of the Bicol Region for its Social Pension program. DSWD Field Office V  Regional Director Arnel Garcia announced that the office has already transferred funds for the program to the provinces of Camarines Sur, Albay continue reading : DSWD starts release of cash aid to poor seniors in Bicol

“Isa sa aking natutunan ngayong panahon ng crisis ay ang naipapakita natin ang malasakit sa bawat isa sa pamamagitan ng pagtutulong-tulong ng bawat miyembro ng komunidad o bayanihan para maiwasan ang pagkalat ng sakit na Covid-19. (One of the lessons I’ve learned in this time of crisis is that people showed compassion to each other continue reading : Braving the odds of a devastating Pandemic: A Frontliners’ Story

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Bicol cautions the public on the proliferation of fake information on Social Media regarding the Social Amelioration Program (SAP). “The spreading of fake information about SAP deceives the public and hampers the process of the emergency subsidy,” Director Arnel Garcia said. The Department has received reports that continue reading : DSWD Bicol warns public vs fake info on SAP

During the implementation of the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) due to Covid-19, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-Sustainable Livelihood Program Associations (SLPAs) made affordable and washable masks for frontliners and also for the general public. Owing to the nature of the disease, there was a huge demand for face masks which prompted these continue reading : Five SLPAs sew face masks for Covid-19 Frontliners

  The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office V Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) continues its services during this time of enhanced community quarantine in order to accommodate clients who are experiencing additional difficulties in this time of crisis. The Department is mandated to work towards the achievement of improved capacities continue reading : DSWD FOV Assistance to Individuals In Crisis Situation (AICS) Continues Amidst Enhanced Community Quarantine

Legazpi City— Some local government units (LGUs) in Bicol will be utilizing the DSWD Listahanan 2 data as their reference in prioritizing aid to affected families by the Enhanced Community Quarantine due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Krizel Lagman-Luistro, Tabaco City chief executive said that the Listahanan data will be an effective tool for continue reading : LGUs in Bicol to use Listahanan data; prioritize aid to quarantine-affected families