The DSWD holds the groundbreaking ceremony of the P120-million DSWD building at the Regional Center Site, Rawis, Legazpi City last November 7, 2017. During the said ceremony, DSWD Dir. Arnel Garcia was joined by DSWD Undersecretary Camilo Gudmalin, Albay Governor Al Francis Bichara, DPWH OIC Assistant Regional Director Esmeraldo Sarmiento and Auditor Cecil Imperial to continue reading : Construction of the new DSWD Regional Office is underway

Legazpi City—DSWD Regional Director Arnel Garcia discussed parental education for children’s welfare during the Family Forum at Bicol University (BU) yesterday as part of the series of events of the 25th National Family Week (NFW) celebration. He pointed out that the family is the basic social unit in the society, thus, molding the behavior and continue reading : DSWD head stresses the crucial role of parents in molding children’s values

Legazpi City—The enlistment for the educational assistance for the province of Albay will be done at the local government units (LGUs) on June 19-23, 2017. College students who are residents of Albay should go directly to their respective local social welfare and development offices (LSWDOs) located at the municipal/city halls to get enlisted on the continue reading : Enlistment for Educational Assistance in Albay

Virac, Catanduanes – One of the oldest community volunteers of DSWD Kalahi-CIDSS shared his challenges and experiences during the completion of a sub-project in his barangay during the media forum here last June 8, 2017. Pedro Cabrera, 78, of Brgy. Maculiw, Panganiban, Catanduanes is a volunteer who helped his barangay to construct a drainage system continue reading : Elderly volunteer shares experience in media forum

Daet, Camarines Norte—DSWD leads in the launching of the Strategic Helpdesk for Information, Education, Livelihood and other Developmental Interventions (SHIELD) project against child labor in Bicol together with three pilot municipalities last June 6, 2017 at Calaguas Gateway, Hotel. DSWD Regional Dir. Arnel Garcia, Dir. Thelsa P. Biolena of DSWD Central Office, Jose Panganiban Mayor continue reading : DSWD and partners launch SHIELD project against child labor in Bicol

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Region V continues the distribution of the Emergency Shelter Assistance (ESA) to households in Bicol ravaged by Typhoon Nina in December 2016. As of May 16, DSWD Region V had already distributed an initial payment of P5,000.00 each to 27,257 of the 53,244 totally damaged households. ESA is continue reading : DSWD Region V continues distribution of emergency shelter assistance to Typhoon Nina-hit households

Anyone on earth wants to own a safe home with a happy family inside. But fate never seems to favor everyone. The Soquino family used to live in a makeshift house made out of anahaw roof and plywood walls before Typhoon Glenda reduced this flimsy abode into rubbles in 2014. Consequently, they received a tent continue reading : Tent woman builds classrooms for village

Legazpi City—The DSWD Regional Office was selected as the pioneer testing ground for a communications satellite project made possible through the partnership of the Philippine Government and the United Kingdom Space Agency to establish a reliable and stable mobile and data connection within the first 24 hours after disasters. The said project will be implemented continue reading : UK Space Agency launches pioneer communications satellite project in Bicol

Aside from relief augmentation and technical assistance to local government units during disaster operations, DSWD will also augment in a form of funding support to all municipalities with existing Kalahi-CIDSS program in line with the early recovery efforts in Bicol to areas damaged by Typhoon Nina. From 2014 to 2019, Bicol has been allocated 4.1 continue reading : Kalahi-CIDSS aids Typhoon Nina early recovery efforts in Bicol

“Bakit? Papayag ba yan na maging volunteer kung walang sahod? (Why? Would he like to volunteer without receiving any form of compensation?)” That’s how some residents of Brgy. Cawit Proper, Magallanes, Sorsogon would gossip about Randy Manere, 34. Randy, a college undergraduate, has been working as a Brgy. Secretary since 2011. At first, he was continue reading : The hard choice that matters