Legazpi City- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office V handed over to Fundacion Educacion Y Cooperacion (EDUCO), a global non-government organization (NGO) based in Bicol, the list of poor households in Bicol last March 8, 2019, at EDUCO office. EDUCO will be the first NGO to utilize the DSWD’s Listahanan 2 continue reading : DSWD hands over list of Bicolano poor households to first NGO data user

Legazpi City-The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) opens the Cabanbanan Bigasang Barangay at P-3 Brgy. Cabanbanan San Vicente Camarines Norte last March 1, 2019. Present in the activity was the Barangay Local Government Unit (BLGU) /Municipal Local Government Unit (MLGU) Representatives and DSWD employees. The project was under Microenterprise continue reading : DSWD-SLP program participants open rice retailing business

                      Legazpi City- 13 Sustainable Livelihood Program Associations (SLPAs) from Mobo, Masbate received a total amount of Php 4,605,000.00 of livelihood fund through Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) last March 1, 2019. The turnover of funds was attended by continue reading : 13 SLPAs receive P4.6 million livelihood fund

Bula town approved the ordinance that institutionalizes the Municipal Talakayan of the Department of Social Welfare and Development Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (DSWD Kalahi-CIDSS) being the fourth municipality in Bicol Region to adopt such activity. The Municipal Talakayan is an evaluation tool which has been designed as continue reading : MLGU Bula approves Municipal Talakayan Ordinance

Traveling comfortably is always a luxury especially to communities located in far-flung areas. But, nothing can halt them on reaching the main district to acquire their needed supplies and services. One of those communities is Barangay Canlong in Garchitorena, Camarines Sur. From Naga City, people must travel five (5) hours on a bus going to continue reading : The 5-minute trip through Bayanihan

Legazpi City- The Department of Social Welfare and Development(DSWD) Field Office V-Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) conducted a livelihood assessment to the families affected by Tropical Depression (TD) Usman in Tiwi Albay last January 16, 2019. The Sustainable Livelihood Program(SLP) Albay Provincial Operation Office (POO) led the series of activities in response to the needs of continue reading : DSWD-SLP conducts livelihood assessment to the affected families of TD Usman

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (DSWD Kalahi-CIDSS) launched the fourth cycle implementation in the municipalities of Talisay in Camarines Norte, Uson, Mandaon and San Jacinto in Masbate. The program conducted the Municipal Orientation in Talisay, Uson, Mandaon and San Jacinto last continue reading : 4 MLGUs ready for DSWD Kalahi-CIDSS 4th cycle implementation

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (DSWD Kalahi-CIDSS) validated the extent of damages of sub-projects brought by Tropical Depression ‘Usman’ in Bicol Region. Based on the data collected as of January 21, 2019, there are six (6) partially damaged sub-projects out of continue reading : DSWD Kalahi-CIDSS assists in TD Usman recovery efforts in Bicol

A family’s slumber was disturbed with a loud sound of rocks crumbling down the hillside that feels like a strong earthquake. With safety on the palms of their hands, the father can’t contain his fear, so he took courage to get out of their house at 10 o’clock in the evening. He was in great continue reading : In light of TD Usman, there’s still community effort

Legazpi City–The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office V again forged into a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Department of Education (DepEd) for its Emergency Brigada Eskwela. The simple MOA signing happened last January 10 at the DSWD Regional Office. According to DepEd Regional Director Gilbert Sadsad, the Emergency Brigada Eskwela is continue reading : DSWD-Bicol provides food assistance to DepEd’s Emergency Brigada Eskwela volunteers