In order to promote and provide better appreciation to the data utilization of the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) or the Listahanan, the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 5 launched its first Regional Profile of Poor Households last August 15, 20, 22, 2013 to the provinces of Masbate, Albay continue reading : Unveiling Bicol Region’s Profile of Poor Households

July 17-23 of every year marks the commemoration of the National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation (NDPR) Week. This aims primarily to stimulate public awareness on the issues and problems of disability, thereby encouraging every citizen of the country to take active in the upliftment of the economic and social conditions of the Persons with Disability continue reading : Bicol Joins Celebration of NDPR Week

The National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development is set to conduct the second round of household assessment this semester. The agency will be assessing roughly 16 million poor households across the country. With the target of 1,087,720 households to be assessed, the DSWD Field Office continue reading : DSWD 5 to hire 3,131 field workers

The National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 5 keeps an eye on the use of the data statistics released in the region. The data monitoring which started last March 15, 2013 aimed to guard the proper utilization of the data as well as continue reading : DSWD 5 Conducts Data Monitoring

The Pantawid Pamilya Program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development has adopted new mode in the release of cash grant to the beneficiaries and this is through MLhuiller. This new modality was piloted recently in the municipality of Tinambac, Camarines Sur where 4,900 beneficiaries from the 44 barangays were served. Pantawid Pamilya is continue reading : Pantawid Pamilya Has New Mode in the Release of Cash Grant

The Department of Social Welfare and Development, Field Office V hosted the Executive Committee meeting held recently at DSWD, Field Office. The EXECOM was headed by DSWD Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman. With her were USEC. Mateo Montano, USEC. Angelita Gregorio- Medel, Assistant Secretaries Chona David Casis, Vilma Cabrera, Javier Jimenez and Margarita Ana Perez, Head Executive continue reading : DSWD HOSTED EXECOM MEETING

The first regional general assembly for DSWD Field Office 5 staff was held last May 27-31, 2013 at Albay Astrodome, Legazpi City. With 1,275 employees in attendance, the activity aimed to encourage the staff to work as one of the achievement of the department’s thrust and priorities. The activity also serves as a venue to continue reading : DSWD FO 5 HOLDS REGIONAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY

A Katutubo caravan was held recently in a tribal community at Barangay Osmeña, Jose Panganiban, Camarines Norte where hundreds of “Kabihugs” unmindful of the strong summer heat trek the hills of Barangay Osmeña in order to join the activity. These “Kabihugs” belong to the “Agta”, the generic term used in Bicol to refer to the continue reading : KATUTUBO CARAVAN HELD

Mt.Mayon erupted which PHIVOLCS described as steam driven ash explosion 8:OO in the morning of May 7, 2013 , no reported tremors declaring volcanic activity as alert level zero. The explosion affected three groups of mountaineers totaling to 27 persons who were on the volcano at the time of the explosion. There were reported 5 dead casualties-4 continue reading : DSWD Field Office V Update on Volcanic Eruption

The Department of Social Welfare and Development, Field Office V released a total of P7.7 M to 110 families in Lagonoy, Camarines Sur who were either found to be vulnerable to disaster or those who are up to the present are unable to restore their damaged houses. The family beneficiaries are from Barangays Bocogan, Kinahulugan, continue reading : MORE CORE SHELTER UNITS TO RISE IN CAMARINES SUR