It was hard for Marlyn to refuse the acceptance of a position she never dreamt of but it was harder for her to renounce volunteerism. The small town of Bombon, a fifth class town in Camarines Sur, implemented the DSWD program, Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) in 2012. Kalahi-CIDSS continue reading : The driven volunteer of Bombon, Cam Sur

Legazpi City— The Department of Social Welfare and Development recognizes its exemplary partners and implementers of the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) through its Annual Bayani Ka! Awards with four Bicolanos named as the regional winners. For this year, four Bicolanos were declared as the Bayani Ka! Regional Winners. continue reading : Kalahi-CIDSS advocates in Bicol receive Bayani Ka! Awards

  The remote agricultural village of Abucay in Pilar, Sorsogon gradually recognizes the role of women in the non-traditional work like construction, an opportunity that made one of its 3,058 residents revive her spirit to practice her profession again. Gina Magdaraog, 44, thought she had everything she could ask for. In 1997, she graduated with continue reading : The window of opportunity

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will geotag 3,803 community sub-projects constructed from 2002 to present for greater transparency in Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS), a DSWD program that seeks to help alleviate poverty through community-driven development (CDD). The location information of the geotagged photos of continue reading : DSWD to Geotag thousands of community sub-projects under Kalahi-CIDSS in Bicol

Abello Frias is an Industrial Engineering graduate. He has four children with his wife, Novelita Frias, a school teacher in Masbate. He was previously employed in Manila but decided to finally join his family in the coastal village of Dacu in Mobo, Masbate after he was diagnosed with diabetes. Subsequent to his return, his remarkable continue reading : Disbelief ends with trust

Poor families will soon benefit the fish processing facility in San Juan, Del Gallego, Camarines Sur through Kapit- Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS), a DSWD program that seeks to help alleviate poverty through community-driven development (CDD). The construction of one (1) unit 180.0 sq. m. fish processing facility, amounting continue reading : Poor village in Cam Sur receives Kalahi-CIDSS subproject

Residents representing San Vicente, Camarines Norte topped the other four (4) groups and were declared as the grand winner of DSWD’s first-ever flash drama contest, dubbed as Teatro ng Pagbabago, last September 4, 2015 at Pacific Mall, Legazpi City. The five artists from San Vicente comprised of Elenita Orbista, Cristina Robles, Caselyn Peralta, Ruel Peralta continue reading : Residents of Cam Norte town win first DSWD flash drama contest

Aside from the personal motivation to render unpaid services, volunteers need support from the people around them specially their families. The people of Sampaloc, Gainza in Camarines Sur yearned for an accessible health center and their voices were heard in 2012. Out of their utmost commitment and diligence, their new health facility was erected the continue reading : A volunteer’s enabling family

The DSWD through Kalahi-CIDSS initiated the conduct of “Municipal Talakayan” in 15 municipalities which started last August 14, 2015 in Ocampo, Camarines Sur. It is a municipal-level democratic dialogue which aims to measure the condition and level of local development of Kalahi-CIDSS municipalities by bringing all stakeholders together using a participatory approach through knowledge generation, continue reading : DSWD initiates Talakayan in 15 municipalities in Bicol

The DSWD Bicol through the Regional Juvenile Justice and Welfare Council (RJJWC) has recently conducted series of provincial consultation-dialogue with the Five Pillar of Justice on handling cases of children in conflict with the law (CICL). The five pillars of justice composes the following: law enforcement, prosecution, court, penology and community. DSWD Director Arnel Garcia, continue reading : DSWD- RJJCW conducts consultation-dialogue with five Pillars of Justice