DSWD Bicol’s DRMD Gears Up for Faster, Smarter Disaster Response in 2nd Quarterly Meeting

Legazpi City, Bicol — With a firm commitment to enhance disaster response operations in the Bicol Region, the Disaster Response Management Division (DRMD) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office V – Bicol Region successfully conducted its 2nd Quarterly Meeting on June 26, 2025 at E Crown Hotel, Virac, Catanduanes. The continue reading : DSWD Bicol’s DRMD Gears Up for Faster, Smarter Disaster Response in 2nd Quarterly Meeting

Over 2,600 Bicolanos Empowered Through Project LAWA at BINHI Assistance Worth ₱20.8M

LEGAZPI CITY, ALBAY — A total of 2,644 partner-beneficiaries across eight municipalities in the Bicol Region received their compensation under the first batch of payouts for Project LAWA at BINHI held from June 16 to June 24, 2025, through the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office V – Bicol Region. The payout continue reading : Over 2,600 Bicolanos Empowered Through Project LAWA at BINHI Assistance Worth ₱20.8M

Resharing of the Updated Listahanan 3 Database Simultaneously Conducted in Masbate and Camarines Sur

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office V – Bicol Region, through its National Household Targeting Section (NHTS), successfully reshared the updated Listahanan 3 Database (as of December 2024) from June 9 to 11, 2025. The updated database was officially turned over to: The Provincial Government of Masbate, The Municipal LGUs of continue reading : Resharing of the Updated Listahanan 3 Database Simultaneously Conducted in Masbate and Camarines Sur

4Ps GAD RTWG Advances Gender and Child Protection Reforms in Bicol

How can social workers ensure that every case involving a child or a vulnerable woman under the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) gets the attention and protection it deserves? That was the central challenge posed to members of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) Gender and Development (GAD) Regional Technical Working Group (RTWG) during their continue reading : 4Ps GAD RTWG Advances Gender and Child Protection Reforms in Bicol

“From Mid-life Crisis to Angel in Red Vest”: Jennylou Barrameda’s Journey as Social Worker in DSWD CIS

“𝘊𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘴 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 (𝘊𝘐𝘚) 𝘪𝘴 𝘎𝘰𝘥’𝘴 𝘨𝘪𝘧𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘦.” Ms. Jennylou B. Barrameda, longest CIS employee in service, reminisced about her journey after 14 years of service (11 years as a Social Worker) in the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office V-Bicol Region, particularly in Crisis Intervention Section (CIS). Though she admitted continue reading : “From Mid-life Crisis to Angel in Red Vest”: Jennylou Barrameda’s Journey as Social Worker in DSWD CIS

BURULIGAN 2025: Stakeholders Unite to Tackle 4Ps Youth Education in Albay

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office V – Bicol Region through its Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) Provincial Operations Office in Albay, successfully wrapped up the second leg of BURULIGAN 2025: Convergence Forum and Conference on Engaging Children and Youth Education last June 10–11 at the Benezia Hotel, Renaissance Garden, Washington continue reading : BURULIGAN 2025: Stakeholders Unite to Tackle 4Ps Youth Education in Albay

From 4Ps Monitored Child to City Link: A Story of Success and Gratitude on Filipino Social Workers Day

In the upland barangay of Tinago in Camalig Albay, where houses made of nipa and bamboo stand among the quiet hills, a young girl name Jill M. Nantes once dreamed of rising from poverty. Not for fame or fortune, but simply to help her family. Today, that same girl is a licensed social worker and continue reading : From 4Ps Monitored Child to City Link: A Story of Success and Gratitude on Filipino Social Workers Day

Pusong 4Ps Na Handang Maglingkod: Ang Kwento ni Nanay Thelma Dematera Arguelles

Huwarang ina, asawa, at lider ng komunidad na may pusong handang maglingkod. Ganito ilarawan ng mga nakakakilala sa kanya si Nanay si Thelma Dematera Arguelles, 42 taong gulang, isang barangay health worker at benepisyaryo ng Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) mula sa Zone 1, New Moriones, Ocampo, Camarines Sur. Lumaki si Thelma sa isang simpleng pamilya continue reading : Pusong 4Ps Na Handang Maglingkod: Ang Kwento ni Nanay Thelma Dematera Arguelles

BURULIGAN 2025: Masbate Kick-Off Champions 4Ps Youth Education Through Convergence Forum

  The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office V – Bicol Region, through its Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) Provincial Operations Office in Masbate, successfully launched BURULIGAN 2025: Convergence Forum and Conference on Engaging Children and Youth Education on June 3–4, 2025, at Unica Hija Hotel & Resort, Brgy. Bagumbayan, Masbate City. continue reading : BURULIGAN 2025: Masbate Kick-Off Champions 4Ps Youth Education Through Convergence Forum