Residents, who take the lead role in the implementation of the 1,284 people-identified subprojects in Bicol under Kalahi-CIDSS- Kapit- Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS), had already started the construction of the said community projects this month. “We target that these subprojects are completed before the year ends so that continue reading : Villages start construction of anti-poverty projects in Bicol, to receive P2.3 billion

It was only a hearsay. Most of the people in Sagrada, Viga, a remote community in the province of Catanduanes, did not believe that a community project managed by the people will come into a fruition. In 2012, the said community conducted a community research and identified the construction of water system as the most continue reading : The hidden treasure in a faucet

DSWD Field Office 5 clarifies that the amount received for the educational assistance is based on the social worker’s assessment and documents submitted by the clients. The common misconception of the public is that the assistance is considered as a scholarship program which DSWD strongly disproves. The educational assistance does not guarantee to cover the continue reading : Educational assistance is not a scholarship, amount varies based on assessment

The coastal town of Donsol is located at the northwestern part of the province of Sorsogon in Bicol region. Its marine waters are home to the gentle giants of the sea, bringing the poor municipality of Donsol in the limelight as the Whale Shark capital of the World. Its developing tourism industry shaped the gradual continue reading : Foundations of development

The residents who were entrusted with the entire implementation of 1,180 community projects of Kalahi-CIDSS (Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services) were currently training on community financial management and community procurement which started last May and will end this July. The four-day training will prepare the community volunteers, the elected residents continue reading : DSWD completes pre-implementation workshop for implementers of 1,180 community subprojects

Iyagan is the farthest of Baao’s 30 barangays which can only be reached through another town, Ocampo. It is naturally furnished with 107 hectares of arable land where most of the households get their income from rice farming. But economic growth comes slow in Iyagan due to lack of facilities in the community. During the continue reading : Residents of farthest Baao village claim better road access

The DSWD Field Office 5 conducted press conferences in all six (6) provinces of Bicol to share the success stories of its beneficiaries and the latest updates on its programs and services. The schedules of the press conference per province were as follows: Albay—May 12 Catanduanes—May 14 Sorsogon—May 19 Masbate—May 21 Camarines Sur—June 4 Camarines continue reading : DSWD beneficiaries face local media in press conference

“Salubungan, a public- private parthership model, the new government’s Accelerated and Sustainable Anti-Poverty Program (ASAPP) was launched in Camarines Sur last May 6. ASAPP is an inter-agency support which aims to reduce poverty in multiple dimension through the creation of sustainable meployment, tap the skills and resources of the poor in enabling private enterprise to continue reading : New Government Anti-Poverty Alleviation Program Launched

Helen Lorilla is motivated to help others. “Ang serbisyo, long life; ang kwarta madali mawara (service lasts for lifetime while money perishes instantly), she said. As a mother of seven children and an owner of an upholstery shop in Balinad, Daraga, she still manages to apportion a part of her time as a volunteer in continue reading : The motivation of a Bicolano volunteer

Marissa Moron Paeste, Social Welfare Officer III of DSWD FOV is among the six social workers who won in the search for Exemplary Government Registered Social Worker engaged in Typhoon Yolanda. Sponsored by Consuelo Foundation and the Council for the Welfare of the Children (CWC), the awarding ceremony was held at Manila Hotel last April continue reading : Marissa M. Peste of DSWD Bicol wins Nat’l Search for Exemplary Government Social Worker