Legazpi City— The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Bicol had announced that the 3rd round of household assessment under the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) or Listahanan is reaching its completion. DSWD Bicol Regional Director Arnel Garcia said that as of February 22, the agency had assessed a total continue reading : DSWD household assessment in Bicol nears completion

                  Five SLPAs received livelihood projects from Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP). Five Sustainable Livelihood Program Associations (SLPAs) from Brgy. Colasi, Mercedes, Camarines Norte, received a total amount of P1,028,000.00 of livelihood fund through the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-Sustainable continue reading : DSWD-SLP turns over livelihood to five SLPAs

Last year, the Department of Social Welfare and Development Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (DSWD Kalahi-CIDSS) completed 223 sub-projects with a grant of Php507,337,810.94 in 55 municipalities of the Bicol Region. According to Director Arnel Garcia, 43,641 households are benefitting from these projects. “The projects were identified by continue reading : DSWD Kalahi-CIDSS completes 223 community projects in Bicol

Valuing the health and safety of society’s most vulnerable, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) of the Bicol region started an information drive about the Novela Corona Virus (NCoV) integrating it in the Family Development Sessions (FDS) conducted for beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). This February 10, 2020, DSWD Field continue reading : NCoV Information Drive to be included in DSWD’s Family Development Sessions (FDS)

A vision is a worthy achievement if it is accomplished through diligence and hard work compared to a goal attained with shortcuts or the absence of commitment. Cerconsecion Escorel, 28, a community volunteer of Barangay Jagna-an in San Jacinto, Masbate shared her sacrifice in achieving their goal of improved access from their community to the continue reading : Jagna-an opens the door for community unification

                          (Left to Right): Caroline C. Manguiat-Ubalde, LIKAS Inc. Executive Director, Regional Director, Arnel B. Garcia, CESO II and Asst. Regional Director for Operations Arwin O. Razo. Legazpi City-The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) and Lingap para sa continue reading : DSWD-SLP links partnership with LIKAS for Livelihood Projects

Legazpi City—The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Bicol through the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction or Listahanan resumes its household enumeration this week to update the agency’s poverty database. As of December 31, 2019, the agency had assessed 842,992 households or 74% of the 1,143,846 target households to be assessed. The continue reading : DSWD Bicol resumes Listahanan household enumeration

Legazpi City – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) through the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) or Listahanan has reached 63% or 722,018 out of the 1,143,846 target households for assessment in the region. According to DSWD Regional Director Arnel Garcia, the data collection phase targets to finish in the continue reading : DSWD assesses 722k households in Bicol, enumeration still ongoing

Legazpi  City-  The Department of Social Welfare and Development Bicol is continuously providing augmentation support to the affected families and individuals of the different local government units (LGUs)   in the region.  The agency has provided 9,320 family food packs amounting to Php P3,634,800.00 to the affected families in the municipalities of Irosin, Castilla, Barcelona, Gubat, continue reading : DSWD continues to give aid to TY Tisoy affected families in Bicol

The Regional Juvenile Justice and Welfare Committee (RJJWC) Bicol and local government units (LGUs) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on the convergence program for the children-at-risk (CAR) and children in conflict with the law (CICL) last November 25, 2019 at La Edley Food Services and Recreational Center, Legazpi City, Albay. The convergence program also continue reading : RJJWC members, LGUs ink MOA to converge efforts for children