Over 15,000 Bicol Tricycle Drivers Receive Cash Aid from DSWD Amid Rising Fuel Cost

Legazpi City, Albay โ€” More than 15,000 tricycle drivers across seven cities in Region V have received financial relief from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office V-Bicol Region as the agency rolled out the first batch of Cash Relief Assistance under its Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) program amid continue reading : Over 15,000 Bicol Tricycle Drivers Receive Cash Aid from DSWD Amid Rising Fuel Cost

๐——๐—ฆ๐—ช๐—— ๐—•๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—น, ๐—ช๐—™๐—ฃ, ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ท๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—œ๐— ๐—ฃ๐—”๐—–๐—ง ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฐ๐—ฃ๐˜€ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ข๐—ฎ๐˜€, ๐—”๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐˜†

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office V โ€“ Bicol Region, through the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), in partnership with the World Food Programme (WFP), successfully conducted the Project Inclusive Microfinance Program for At-Risk Communities Through Training (IMPACT) Sensitization activity for program beneficiaries in the Municipality of Oas, Albay from March 23 continue reading : ๐——๐—ฆ๐—ช๐—— ๐—•๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—น, ๐—ช๐—™๐—ฃ, ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ท๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—œ๐— ๐—ฃ๐—”๐—–๐—ง ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฐ๐—ฃ๐˜€ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ข๐—ฎ๐˜€, ๐—”๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐˜†

๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ, ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด ๐——๐˜‚๐—น๐—ผ โ€œ๐˜•๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฌ๐˜ข๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฉ๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜จ.โ€

Ang linyang ito ay sumasalamin sa naging paglalakbay ng pamilya ni Gng. Emma Guerrero Tivar ng Barangay Lictin, San Andres, Catanduanes. Tulad ng maraming pamilyang dumaraan sa kahirapan, kinaharap nila ang takot, pangamba, at kawalan ng kasiguraduhan sa araw-araw. Ngunit sa kabila nito, pinili nilang lumaban para sa kinabukasan ng kanilang mga anak, kahit hindi continue reading : ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ, ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด ๐——๐˜‚๐—น๐—ผ โ€œ๐˜•๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฌ๐˜ข๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฉ๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜จ.โ€

Breaking Barriers: DSWD Bicol Transgender Leader Gains International Recognition

On a day that calls the world to see, honor, and uplift transgender lives, the celebration of International Transgender Day of Visibility today, March 31, 2026 becomes more than a moment. It becomes a movement. It is a reminder that visibility is not just about being seen, but about being recognized, valued, and empowered to continue reading : Breaking Barriers: DSWD Bicol Transgender Leader Gains International Recognition

DSWD Bicol Walang Gutom Program Welcomes 140 New Staff To Strengthen Regionwide Expansion

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office V – Bicol Region, through the Walang Gutom Program Regional Program Management Office (RPMO) of the Innovations Division, welcomes 140 new staff to the program in a series of staff onboarding orientation from 17-27 March 2026.ย  Under the helm of Regional Director Norman S. Laurio, two continue reading : DSWD Bicol Walang Gutom Program Welcomes 140 New Staff To Strengthen Regionwide Expansion

๐Ÿฐ๐—ฃ๐˜€ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐— ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—˜๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ปโ€™๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ต ๐—”๐—ฑ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—ข๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€

Strengthening womenโ€™s voices and economic participation, the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office V – Bicol Region through the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), conducted a Womenโ€™s Month advocacy and livelihood seminar for 4Ps Parent Leaders in the Municipality of Milaor, Camarines Sur. Anchored on the theme, โ€œWE for Gender Equality: Empowering Pantawid continue reading : ๐Ÿฐ๐—ฃ๐˜€ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐— ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—˜๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ปโ€™๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ต ๐—”๐—ฑ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—ข๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€

๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฆ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐˜€ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฐ๐—ฃ๐˜€ ๐—™๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—›๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐˜€ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—น๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—˜๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ

Fathers from Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) households were equipped with basic barbering skills through the โ€œGunting nin Paglaomโ€ Livelihood Skills Training conducted on March 12, 2026, at the Cultural Center of San Jose, Camarines Sur as part of the municipalityโ€™s celebration of National Womenโ€™s Month. The activity was supported by the Department of Social continue reading : ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฆ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐˜€ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฐ๐—ฃ๐˜€ ๐—™๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—›๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐˜€ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—น๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—˜๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ

๐Ÿฐ๐—ฃ๐˜€ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—™๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐—๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ปโ€™๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ต ๐—”๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—˜๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜, ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ

Selected Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) Parent Leaders participated in the 2026 Womenโ€™s Month Celebration in the Municipality of San Fernando on March 16, 2026, highlighting the role of women as partners in community development and nation-building. The activity, anchored on the theme โ€œWe for Gender Equality and Inclusive Society,โ€ gathered women for a day continue reading : ๐Ÿฐ๐—ฃ๐˜€ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—™๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐—๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ปโ€™๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ต ๐—”๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—˜๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜, ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ