The result of the second round of assessment conducted by the Department of Social Welfare and Development Bicol revealed that there are 369, 395 poor households in the Bicol region, as presented yesterday at the Hotel St. Ellis, Legazpi City on its Listahanan launching. The second assessment covered all rural and urban areas in the continue reading : DSWD identifies 369,395 poor households in Bicol

The Department of Social Welfare and Development will release the updated database of poor households on June 22 at the Hotel St. Ellis, Legazpi City. The new database was the result of the household assessment conducted by the Listahanan in 2015. This covered all rural and urban areas in the 6 provinces, 107 municipalities, 7 continue reading : DSWD to release the updated database of poor in Bicol

In order to maximize the impact of its social protection programs and initiatives, the Department of Social Welfare and Development has adopted convergence strategy which prevails the ideal mechanism that must be embedded in the paradigm and harmonizes the interface of the various program process owners. The main implementers of the convergence strategy are the continue reading : City/ Municipal Action Teams Trained on Bridging Leadership

The most profound and critical years of brain development happens between the prenatal to first four to eight years of human life, thus the need for close attention and early childhood care and development for children of this age. Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) is a very important responsibility not only of the government continue reading : Social Worker Trained on the National Early Learning Framework of the Philippines.

The Department of Social Welfare and Development is pushing for the accreditation of Civil Society Organization in the region. This is to ensure that government programs and projects are properly, efficiently, and effectively carried out by Government Agencies in partnership with CSQs and that funds are properly guarded against misuse hence the need for accreditation. continue reading : DSWD pushes for accreditation of Civil Society Organization

Republic Act 9344 as amended by RA 10630 provides for the creation of a Regional Juvenile Justice and Welfare Committee (RJJWC). The JJWC is a policy-making, coordinating and monitoring body tasked with the implementation of the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act, as amended through its members and coordinating agencies. It also tasked through its duly continue reading : RJJWC conducts jail visit

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Bicol and the Local Government of Ligao signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) in an effort to boost and aid the persons with disability sector in the said city. The MOA was signed yesterday at the Pepperland Hotel by Hon. Mayor Patricia Gonzalez- Alsua , DSWD Officials represented continue reading : DSWD, Ligao City inks MOA for CARe-ABLE Project

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 5 and the Regional Juvenile Justice and Welfare Committee (RJJWC) conducted an orientation to the Provincial/City Social Welfare and Development Officers/Budget Officers and its committee members in the region on the guidelines on the operation of Bahay Pag-Asa .The activity was held yesterday at La Roca continue reading : DSWD & JJWC urges LGU’s to establish “Bahay Pag-Asa” in their locality

Unmindful of the strong heat of the sun, about 10,000 Pantawid Pamilya Beneficiaries from the town of Camaligan, San Fernando, Milaor, Bombon, Canaman, Pili, Magarao, and Naga City joined the Unity Walk held in Naga City last April 25, 2016. Each municipal delegation had a designated starting point then marched to Naga City Rizal Park continue reading : Naga City 4Ps Beneficiaries hold unity walk

Fe and Rowel Villaruel dreamt of having a simple living, a life full of happiness, stability, love, and strong faith in God. They also want to see their children have a better lives in the future by providing better education. The Villaruel couple from Crossing, Uson, Masbate has five siblings whose ages are 18, 15, continue reading : Keeping the family need