DSWD Bicol Extends Aid to Families Displaced by Armed Conflict in Cawayan, Masbate

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

DSWD Bicol Extends Over PHP 300K Worth of Relief Aid to Fire Victims in Masbate City

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office V – Bicol Region has swiftly extended relief assistance to families and individuals affected by a fire incident that occurred along Rosero Street, Barangay Centro, City of Masbate on April 15, 2025. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) Masbate, the fire broke out at continue reading : DSWD Bicol Extends Over PHP 300K Worth of Relief Aid to Fire Victims in Masbate City

Isang Komunidad, Isang Pangarap: Bayanihang 4Ps Para sa Kinabukasan ng Kabataan

“Hindi mo kailangang maging mayaman para makatulong. Minsan, ang puso at pagkakaisa lang ay sapat na para makapagbago ng buhay.” Sa mga mata ng 636 batang mag-aaral ng Tinambac, Camarines Sur, ang simpleng school supplies na kanilang natanggap noong Nobyembre 6, 2024 ay hindi basta gamit, bagkus ito ay simbolo ng pag-asa. Mula sa limang continue reading : Isang Komunidad, Isang Pangarap: Bayanihang 4Ps Para sa Kinabukasan ng Kabataan

“Basta May Tiyaga, May Nilaga”: Ang Pagluluto ng Maginhawang Buhay ng Pamilya Belleza

  “Basta’t May Tiyaga, May Nilaga” Ilang beses na nating narinig ang kasabihang ito noong tayo’y mga bata pa—mga salitang paalala ng ating mga magulang na sa bawat pagtitiyaga, may magandang bunga. Pero paano kung ang “nilaga” ay sobrang kunat at hirap palambutin? Titigil ka na lang ba sa pagluluto, o mas lalo mong pagbubutihin continue reading : “Basta May Tiyaga, May Nilaga”: Ang Pagluluto ng Maginhawang Buhay ng Pamilya Belleza

New ADSWI Bicol Officers Take Oath, Ready To Strengthen Social Work In The Region

The Association of Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Social Workers, Inc. (ADSWI) Bicol Chapter officially welcomed its new set of officers during a virtual oath-taking ceremony held on April 2, 2025 via Google Meet.The ceremony was led by Ms. Myla S. Gatchalian, National President of ADSWI and Assistant Regional Director for Operations of continue reading : New ADSWI Bicol Officers Take Oath, Ready To Strengthen Social Work In The Region

DSWD Bicol Concludes Five-Day CCCM and IDP Protection Training of Trainers in Camarines Sur

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office V successfully concluded its five-day Training of Trainers (TOT) on Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) and Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Protection for Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) practitioners on April 5, 2025, at the Digital Transformation Center, Capitol Complex, Pili, Camarines Sur. The continue reading : DSWD Bicol Concludes Five-Day CCCM and IDP Protection Training of Trainers in Camarines Sur

Mahigit 2,600 na Parent Leaders ng 4Ps sa Sorsogon, makakatanggap ng cash incentive simula Hunyo 2025 ayon sa Provincial Ordinance

Isang makasaysayang hakbang ang isinagawa ng Pamahalaang Panlalawigan ng Sorsogon, katuwang ang Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office V – Bicol Region, matapos pagtibayin ang Provincial Ordinance No. 19-2024. Ang ordinansang ito ay magbibigay ng cash incentive sa 2,634 Parent Leaders (PLs) ng Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) sa buong probinsya. Simula continue reading : Mahigit 2,600 na Parent Leaders ng 4Ps sa Sorsogon, makakatanggap ng cash incentive simula Hunyo 2025 ayon sa Provincial Ordinance

DSWD Bicol collabs with Int’l Ambassadors, UN Agencies to strengthen disaster response and early recovery

Legazpi City, Albay – Ambassadors from the United Kingdom, Australia, South Korea, and Canada, together with representatives from the World Food Programme (WFP) and the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), visited the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office V – Bicol Region on March 26-27, 2025. Their visit aimed to continue reading : DSWD Bicol collabs with Int’l Ambassadors, UN Agencies to strengthen disaster response and early recovery

DSWD Bicol Provides Over PHP7 Million Worth of Essential Aid to Fire-Affected Families in the First Quarter of 2025

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office V – Bicol Region has successfully provided Php 7,652,287.84 in financial and immediate aid to a total of 474 families affected by fire incidents across the Bicol Region in the first quarter of 2025.   From January to March, DSWD Bicol responded to 111 fire-related continue reading : DSWD Bicol Provides Over PHP7 Million Worth of Essential Aid to Fire-Affected Families in the First Quarter of 2025

Mahigit Php 3.1M pondo mula sa mga LGU, inilaan bilang suporta sa patuloy na pagsasagawa ng 4Ps Youth Development Sessions 2024 – 2025 sa Bicol

Patuloy na pinapalakas ng Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office V – Bicol Region ang adbokasiya nito sa holistikong pag-unlad ng mga kabataan sa pamamagitan ng Youth Development Sessions (YDS) – Volume II ng Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). Ngayong school year 2024-2025, ipatutupad ang YDS – Volume II sa mga piling continue reading : Mahigit Php 3.1M pondo mula sa mga LGU, inilaan bilang suporta sa patuloy na pagsasagawa ng 4Ps Youth Development Sessions 2024 – 2025 sa Bicol