DSWD AICS staff releasing financial assistance to families with totally and partially damaged houses in Virac, Catanduanes last November 10, 2020. True to its mandate and as the lead agency in the Food and Non-Food Cluster during disaster response, The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) continues to strengthen its monitoring and emergency response operations continue reading : DSWD continues to provide its selfless service to the Bicolanos

From left to right: DRMD Chief Marites Quismorio, RD Arnel B. Garcia, and Team Leader Amie Marie Castillo during the briefing of augmentation team bound to Catanduanes Members of the augmentation team from Masbate and Sorsogon during the briefing with RD Arnel Garcia, ARDA Arwin Razo, and DRMD Chief Marites Quismorio   Legazpi City – continue reading : DSWD sends augmentation staff to Catanduanes for STY Rolly Response

DSWD Region 5 distributes Family Food Packs (FFPs) to affected residents of Barangay Francia in Virac, Catanduanes | Photo: Lloyd Lara   The Department of Social Welfare and Development Regional Office V continuously provides augmentation support to families affected by the onslaught of Super Typhoon Rolly. As of the 12:00NN data gathered through the Disaster continue reading : DSWD immediately responded to typhoon-affected areas in Bicol Region

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 last August 18, 2020. In continue reading : DSWD Secretary visits the earthquake victims of Cataingan, Masbate

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 of the natural disasters that continue reading : DSWD FOV extends help for the earthquake-affected areas of Masbate

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 the emergency cash subsidy to continue reading : Ongoing Distribution of 2nd Tranche for Albay and Waitlisted/Additional Families Bicol-wide

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 IV/PPD Chief, Ms. Rhoda Mendaros-SWO continue reading : DSWD addresses SWBS related issue for delisted SAP beneficiaries

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 that last April 8, all continue reading : DSWD FOV Completes SAP Distribution for April for Non-CCT, Post-Validation Now On-going

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 from March to April 2020. continue reading : DSWD Bicol, delists ineligible 4Ps beneficiaries in the region

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 SAP recipients can be easily continue reading : DSWD Bicol begins to publish April 2020 SAP recipients under 4Ps