Naga City -The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Bicol held the fourth provincial media forum last June 7, 2019 at Naga Pilgrims Hotel to give updates about its accomplishments and respond to issues. The DSWD also conducted the same activity in Legazpi City, Masbate City and Daet last April 29, May 23 and continue reading : DSWD Bicol shares program updates to media partners

Volunteerism has never been an easy task because it takes time and effort to help a community. To sustain this for years is already an achievement. A project may have a positive effect, but it must have long-term impacts. The organization who handles the operations and maintenance (O&M) of the project must also be self-sustaining continue reading : Sustaining Community Volunteerism

Out of a million impossibilities, there is always one way that gives humans the will to stand strong amidst all problems being faced. This is what the community of Barangay Sipaco in Lagonoy, Camarines Sur are firmed of. To reach Barangay Sipaco, people must travel for two (2) hours from Naga City to Goa, another continue reading : Bridging over Troubled Water via Grassroots Participation

In line with the celebration of Labor Day, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) in partnership with Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Region V launched “SIBOL” campaign last May 1, 2019. The activity highlighted the photo exhibit and selling of locally made products by SLP program participants and introducing continue reading : DSWD-SLP launches SIBOL

The municipality of Mandaon, Masbate spearheaded the 1st Community-Driven Development (CDD) Congress and Municipal Bayani Ka! Awards last May 7, 2019 at the Municipal Covered Court. The first Municipal Bayani Ka! Awards was conducted in 2016 which was by the Local Government Unit (LGU) Bato in Catanduanes in collaboration with the Area Coordinating Team (ACT) continue reading : LGU Mandaon leads 1st CDD Congress and Municipal Bayani Ka! Awards

Legazpi City- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Bicol through the Listahanan is now preparing for the 3rd round of household assessment to be conducted in July-December of this year. “With this, we can check the progress in the lives of the previously identified poor and determine a new set of poor households continue reading : DSWD gears to update the list of poor in Bicol

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (DSWD Kalahi-CIDSS) funded 33 sub-projects in five (5) municipalities of Bicol for fourth cycle implementation with a grant allocation of Php 63,791,550.00. The sub-projects refer to the community projects generated through DSWD Kalahi-CIDSS planning process using continue reading : DSWD Kalahi-CIDSS funds 33 community projects in Bicol

Legazpi City- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Bicol clarified today that the agency is not enlisting students to become beneficiaries of the Tertiary Education Subsidy (TES) of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED). “We would like to inform the public that the DSWD does not provide any scholarship program. We do not continue reading : DSWD does not enlist beneficiaries for CHED’s tertiary education subsidy

“Give people fishes and you feed them for a day. Teach people to fish and you feed them for a lifetime.” This famous proverb has been the direction of Barangay Caawigan in Talisay, Camarines Norte as they had decided to resolve their unemployment crisis in the community. According to Caawigan Barangay Captain Filomeno Villagracia Jr., continue reading : Reaping fruits of volunteerism through livelihood

The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Region 5 administered a study on the impact of the Department of Social Welfare and Development Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (DSWD Kalahi-CIDSS) Level II water supply system sub-project to Barangay Patag, Irosin, Sorsogon. The objectives of the evaluation are to continue reading : NEDA Region V conducts study on DSWD Kalahi-CIDSS sub-project