With an aim to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, Pandan, Catanduanes transformed the seashore park into a temporary isolation facility through the  Additional Financing project of the Department of Social Welfare and  Development Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and  Integrated Delivery of Social Services (DSWD KALAHI-CIDSS).   The facility with a total project cost of PHP continue reading : Pandan town in Catanduanes converts seashore park into an isolation facility

Women can make changes in the community. It is shown beyond doubt by the inspiring experience of Gina Rico Fuentes. She is an ordinary constituent of Barangay Bartolome, Santa Magdalena, Sorsogon who only thinks about how to meet their daily needs before she was chosen and elected as one of the community volunteers in their continue reading : Breaking Boundaries: An endless journey of passion for community service

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) recognized the Local Government Unit of Pandan, Catanduanes as Gawad Panglilingkod sa Sambayanan (GAPAS) Awardee for Model LGU Implementing KALAHI-CIDSS during the 2021 Pagkilala sa Natatanging Kontribusyon sa Bayan or PaNata Ko sa Bayan Awards held last 28 February 2022 at DSWD Central Office, Quezon City. Pandan, continue reading : LGU Pandan: Model LGU implementing KALAHI-CIDSS, 2021 GAPAS Awardee for the Panata Ko sa Bayan Awards

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According to John Legend, an American singer-songwriter, “Experience is a great teacher.” This is true because through experience, we learn new knowledge and skills. For Verde Jalimao, she takes pride of her four (4) years of experience as a community volunteer of the Department of Social Welfare and Development Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive continue reading : A woman’s four years of experience in volunteerism creates impact in the community

With businesses closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of people lost their precious jobs. One of the families who were gravely affected by the pandemic was the family of Regine Visto, 24, a mother of two (2) daughters. According to Regine, this created a severe impact on her family in which her husband, Ian continue reading : A family’s journey to a new and better life

One hundred seventy-two (172) families under the Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-asa (BP2) program received assistance amounting to PHP 15,265,000.00 from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 5 on December 28-29, 2021 in Camarines Sur. The payout was conducted in five (5) municipalities: (1) Caramoan with 83 beneficiaries, (2) Iriga City with continue reading : DSWD provides P15 million assistance to BP2 families in Cam Sur

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 5 provided Livelihood Settlement Grants amounting to PHP 963,255.00 to 21 families in Camarines Sur under the Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-asa (BP2) program. The Livelihood Settlement Grant is a start-up capital for the establishment or continuity of livelihood and economic activities for eligible families. Ms. continue reading : 21 families in Camarines Sur receive Livelihood Settlement Grants under the BP2 program