LEGAZPI CITY, BICOL—Regional Director Norman S. Laurio of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office V – Bicol Region visited the Project LAWA at BINHI sites on June 18, 2025, underscoring his strong support for community-led agricultural initiatives. During his visit, RD Laurio personally inspected the rehabilitated lawa and communal gardens established continue reading : RD Laurio champions sustainable agriculture during Project LAWA at BINHI site visit in Sta. Magdalena, Sorsogon
Let My License Be the Receipt: How Jojo Paved His Road to Becoming an Engineer through 4Ps
Life is rarely easy. We may face hardships of different kinds and degrees, but hardship is a language we all understand. Engr. Jojo B. Bacsa speaks that language fluently. The fourth of seven children born to Jovita and Romeo Bacsa of Baras, Catanduanes, he is also the first in his family to earn a college continue reading : Let My License Be the Receipt: How Jojo Paved His Road to Becoming an Engineer through 4Ps
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
Salamat sa 4Ps, Nakaya Namin: Panalo ng Pamilya Luna
“Salamat sa 4Ps, nakaya namin.” Isa lamang ito sa mga katagang madalas marinig ng ating mga Angels in Red Vests mula sa mga benepisyaryo—mga salitang binitiwan din ng Pamilyang Luna mula sa Barangay Mabalodbalod, Tigaon, Camarines Sur. Ayon sa ilaw ng tahanan na si Venus Luna, hindi naging madali ang kanilang pinagdaanan, lalo na noong continue reading : Salamat sa 4Ps, Nakaya Namin: Panalo ng Pamilya Luna
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