Giving of family food packs to partially damaged houses and releasing of Php5,000 cash assistance to families with totally damaged houses. (From right to left is Mayor Cabataña, Congressman Kho, RD Garcia, and Sec. Bautista). Secretary Rolando Joselito Bautista visited the victims of the 6.6 magnitude earthquake that shook Masbate Read more…
DSWD MAT helps during the rapid assessment (left); Attendance to the MDRRMC meeting (right) Amidst the struggles being faced during this time of pandemic, the province of Masbate was struck hard with a 6.6 magnitude earthquake earlier today that was also felt in its nearby provinces. This is just one Read more…
The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office V is committed to maintain if not surpass its outstanding record of fast and efficient delivery of the cash aid to Bicolanos during the first tranche of the Social Amelioration Program (SAP). DSWD started its distribution of the 2nd tranche of Read more…
To immediately address the issues arising from the delisted beneficiaries of the 2nd tranche for the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) of DSWD, particularly on the result of deduplication with Social Security System for the Small Business Wage Subsidy (SWBS) Progam of the agency, the DSWD representatives – Ms. Gerlie Avila-SWO Read more…
The 114 Local Government Units (LGUs) of the Bicol Region successfully completed the distribution for the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) of DSWD last May 10, 2020. All 772,287 targeted poor families were served with the 5,000Php emergency cash subsidy given per qualified family amounting to 3,861,435,000.00. It can be recalled Read more…
Steadfast to the commitment to serve with utmost fairness and transparency, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 05’s Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) wasted no time in addressing ineligibility complaints and reports. The Field Office’s Grievance Redress Unit of the 4Ps, has received 17 ineligibility complaints Read more…
Exhibiting transparency and efficient service to the Bicolano communities, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 5 has begun publishing the names of the recipients of the emergency cash subsidy under Social Amelioration Program (SAP) within the Bicol region. Starting this May 12, the names of the Read more…
DSWD is being held up as object of ridicule and thoughtless bashing in the social media today parallel to its implementation of the Social Amelioration Program (SAP). Most of these heedless comments and posts coming from netizens stem from obvious misinformation and false attribution to the Department of the mandated Read more…
In a memorandum from the Secretary dated April 17, 2020, the agency has adopted the recommendation of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) to include as target beneficiaries, the Barangay Health Workers (BHW), Barangay Tanods, and Barangay Day Care Workers, subject to proper screening in accordance to Joint Read more…
The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office V reports 100% release of its funds for the implementation of the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) for Non-Pantawid targets to all the local government units in the Bicol Region. As of April 8, 2020, all 114 LGUs have been downloaded their Read more…