The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office V – Bicol Region, through its Disaster Response Management Division (DRMD), delivered safe drinking water to families in Barangay Puting Sapa, Juban, following the ongoing unrest of Mt. Bulusan. A total of 560 bottles of six-liter distilled water were distributed to 280 families after the DRMD continue reading : DSWD Bicol Sends Additional Safe Drinking Water to Mt. Bulusan-Affected Communities

In line with its mandate on disaster response and recovery, the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office V – Bicol Region, through its Disaster Response Management Division (DRMD) social workers, conducted a post-eruption assessment in the municipalities of Juban and Irosin, Sorsogon following the recent unrest of Mt. Bulusan. In adherence to the continue reading : DSWD Bicol Conducts Post-Eruption Assessment in Sorsogon Communities Affected by Mt. Bulusan Unrest

Following the renewed eruption of Mt. Bulusan at around 1:30 PM today, Thursday, May 1, 2025, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office V – Bicol Region, in coordination with the Provincial Government of Sorsogon, swiftly dispatched an additional 10,000 Family Food Packs (FFPs) as part of its relief augmentation to affected continue reading : DSWD Bicol Immediately Sends Additional 10,000 FFPs to Affected Communities after Mt. Bulusan Erups Anew

Sorsogon Province – As part of its ongoing commitment to support communities impacted by the ongoing activity of Mt. Bulusan in Sorsogon Province, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office V – Bicol Region successfully distributed 2,634 six-liter bottles of distilled drinking water to displaced and affected families in the municipalities of continue reading : DSWD Bicol Delivers Over 2,600 Bottles of Clean Water to Families Affected by Mt. Bulusan’s Unrest

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Ano ang kaya mong gawin para sa kinabukasan ng iyong pamilya sa kabila ng hirap, trahedya, at kawalan? Sa isang tahimik na sulok ng San Andres, Catanduanes, sumibol ang isang kwento ng pambihirang tapang at pag-asa, ang kwento ng Pamilya Gianan. Sa gitna ng kahirapan at mga pagsubok, pinili nilang hindi sumuko. Sa halip, nagsikap continue reading : Matatag na Puso: Ang Kuwento ng Pamilya Gianan at ang Kanilang Laban para sa Kinabukasan

Paano nga ba nasusukat ang tagumpay? Isang tanong na may napakaraming pwedeng sagot. Ikaw, paano mo ba ito sinusukat? Para kina Ely at Raquel Delos Santos, simple lang ang sukatan ng tagumpay: kapag kaya mo nang sabihin, “Pangarap ko lang dati itong kinalalagyan ko ngayon.” Sino ba naman ang mag-aakalang si Aling Raquel, isang tindera, at continue reading : Kamay nina Nanay at Tatay ang Gabay Tungo sa Tagumpay: Ang Kuwento ng Pamilya Delos Santos

Iriga City – In the wake of an armed encounter in Sitio Montañosa, Barangay Sagrada, Iriga City, Camarines Sur, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office V – Bicol Region swiftly responded by providing immediate relief assistance and psychosocial support to affected families on April 19, 2025, Black Saturday. The incident occurred continue reading : DSWD Bicol Responds Swiftly to Armed Conflict in Iriga City, CamSur, Providing Relief and Psychosocial Support to Affected Communities

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office V – Bicol Region provided immediate relief assistance worth PHP 40,000.00 to nine families displaced by an armed encounter in Barangay Libertad, Cawayan, Masbate on April 18, 2025 (Good Friday). According to circulating reports on social media, a firefight erupted around 5:45 AM on April 17, continue reading : DSWD Bicol Extends Aid to Families Displaced by Armed Conflict in Cawayan, Masbate