The pandemic has proven that disasters impact people from all walks of life. Regardless of status, people are conquering the same storm. True to their oath to serve the people, employees of agencies providing front line services continue to ensure provision of necessary assistance. The pandemic has given rise to modern day heroes. The continue reading : The Miracle of a Second Life

  Legazpi City, Albay – The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office V (DSWD FO 5) concluded the weeklong celebration of the agency’s 71st anniversary on April 1, 2022. The event was attended by the agency’s executives from the Central Office and other Field Offices, representatives of partner organizations, and other stakeholders. This continue reading : DSWD Celebrates its 71st Anniversary

A total of 14,944 pairs of brand new shoes for children, 165 hand sanitizers, and safety kits were donated by SM Foundation Inc. through their Operation Tulong Express and SM Store to the Department of Social Welfare and Development Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, and Albay Provincial Operations Offices (POO) in Region V last February 2022. continue reading : Mga Batang 4Ps Receive Shoes and Hygiene Kit Donations from SM Foundation Inc.

Angels in Red Vest of the DSWD Provincial Operations Office in Camarines Norte receive four (4) boxes of donated toys from SM Daet last 14 January 2022 through the donation drive organized by DSWD Field Office V for the victims of Super Typhoon (STY) Odette. The Share-a-Toy Campaign under the SM Share Movement and The continue reading : DSWD FO V’s Donation Drive for STY Odette Victims include Donations of Toys from SM Daet

  When the pandemic broke-out in 2020, immediate assistance both monetary and food, were needed. Among the most affected by the pandemic were the working class and the marginalized. After lifting the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ), only areas with a high number of positive cases were placed under granular lockdown. Since 2020, DSWD Bicol was continue reading : DSWD Bicol continuously provides relief augmentation to COVID-19 affected communities

Legaspi City- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office V through the National Household Targeting Section (NHTS) announced that the third round of Listahanan validation and finalization phase is nearing its completion. DSWD Regional Director Leo L. Quintilla said that as of January 20, 2022, the encoding and verification activities of the continue reading : DSWD-FOV Listahanan 3 nears its completion

Legazpi City- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office V through the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) recommences the encoding activities of the remaining validated Household Assessment Forms (HAFs) to finish the Listahanan 3 validation and finalization phase. A total of fifty (50) encoding staff are being engaged to continue reading : DSWD FOV continues Listahanan activities to finish the database of the poor families in Bicol

                  Legazpi City– DSWD Bicol allocated a total of 11,000 Family Food Packs (FFPs) as relief augmentation to the survivors of TY Odette in Southern Leyte. Due to logistical limitations, the goods are being delivered in batches. Initially, Field Office (FO) V sent 1,000 FFPs last Saturday, continue reading : DSWD Bicol sends relief augmentation to Southern Leyte

DSWD Field Office V would like to make a clarification regarding a post that has been circulating on social media, alleging that according to the Department’s data, the Province of Camarines Sur is the poorest province in the Bicol Region. During the recently-conducted Media Forum last 09 December 2021, the Field Office reported only the continue reading : DSWD Bicol clarifies that Camarines Sur is not the poorest province of the region

Grief is always achingly hard and painful. The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically changed everyone’s lives, including the mourning of the loss of a loved one. Since the imposition of enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in the country last March 17, 2020 and until today, the vulnerable sectors, especially the Senior Citizens have been greatly affected. According continue reading : Stories of struggle and hope