The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 5 has convened the Municipal/City Social Welfare Officers in the provinces of Camarines Sur and Masbate yesterday at Kanzo Hall, Legazpi City. Social Pension Focal Person, Lloyd Lara said that the department updates the Local Government Unit (LGU) for the new guidelines particularly the general provision continue reading : DSWD 5 updates LGU implementers on the SOCPEN Program

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 5 continues its recruitment for Listahanan or the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR), the country’s information system that identifies who and where the poor are nationwide. Interviews of applicants are conducted in six provincial offices of the department every Friday. The field office continue reading : DSWD Bicol continues pooling of applicants for Listahanan

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Bicol headed by Director Arnel B. Garcia awarded the certificate of completion and acceptance of 50 core shelter units worth 3.5 million to family beneficiaries in Barangay Lamon, Goa, Camarines Sur on March 4, 2014. Mayor Antero Lim said that the local government of Goa purchased the lot continue reading : Families get new DSWD core houses

Barangay Nazareno is a coastal barangay in the eastern side of San Pascual, Burias, one of the three islands of Masbate province. It is a fishing village which is accessible to land and sea transport. However, the only available land transport is the “habal-habal” or a one-sided motorcycle. One could also reach the place by continue reading : An SLP Success Story

The observance of International Women’s Day (IWD) is celebrated each year to recognize working women around the world. Pursuant to proclamation no.224 series of 1988 declares the first week of March each year as Women’s Week and March 8 as Women’s Rights and International Peace Day. Proclamation no. 227 series of 1998 provided for the continue reading : Juana, ang Tatag mo ay Tatag Natin sa Pagbangon at Pagsulong!

Four hundred child laborers identified by Listahanan or National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) recently received assistance from the Department of Labor and Employment Field Office 5. This was simultaneously conducted throughout the region in the last quarter of 2013. “Our aim is to give joy to at least 80% of the total child continue reading : Listahanan identified child laborers in Bicol get assistance from DOLE

Sixteen (16) Local Government Units in the region inked a Memorandum of Agreement with the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 5 through its information management system dubbed as “Listahanan”. Listahanan is the country’s database of poor households which makes available to national government agencies and other social protection stakeholders as reference in continue reading : 16 LGU’s in Bicol inks MOA on Listahanan

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 5 has recently released the amount of PhP 4, 224,530 as livelihood assistance under the Bottom-up Budgeting in the provinces of Masbate and Sorsogon. Ms. Generosa Millete, Project Development Officer II and the acting Regional Project Coordinator of the livelihood unit have turned-over the check in continue reading : Sorsogon and Masbate received capital assistance from DSWD

The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Bicol oriented the Liga ng mga Barangay on Listahanan, the country’s information system that identifies who and where the poor are nationwide. The half-day activity was held last January 16, 2014 in the municipality of Malinao, Albay. “We want the barangay level especially the barangay captains to continue reading : Liga ng mga Barangay in Malinao, Albay oriented on DSWD’s Listahanan

Like the past countless morning, Jenny greeted the crowning of roosters with a sigh of desperation. The sight of the children sprawling on the bamboo floor made her quiver in fear thinking how to get through that another day with less stress. Jenny Malabat , 29 years old of Barangay Mactan, Cawayan, Masbate is a continue reading : Perseverance and hard work counts