The Department of Social Welfare and Development Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (DSWD Kalahi-CIDSS) allocated PhP141,768,300.00 worth of community projects to the 15 municipalities of Bicol Region in response to the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic. According to Regional Director Arnel Garcia, the 15 municipalities were selected based on continue reading : DSWD Kalahi-CIDSS identifies 15 municipalities in Bicol under DROP

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (DSWD Kalahi-CIDSS) activated the Disaster Response Operations Procedure (DROP) to respond to the impact of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) crisis. The DROP was triggered by Proclamation No. 922, declaring a State of Public Health Emergency to facilitate continue reading : DSWD Kalahi-CIDSS shifts to DROP implementation

In spite of the fear of contracting the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), the frontliners have continuously provided services such as healthcare, food, security and social services to ensure the protection of the population. Sadly, these frontliners are experiencing harassment, violence and discrimination from people who see them as possible carriers of the virus. This prompted the continue reading : FAR BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY

To some, the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) is a luxury, but to many, a misery. Many Filipino families are in the most difficult situation right now because of the declaration of the ECQ that caused them to temporarily lose their jobs which means that they have also lost their means to provide for the basic continue reading : Finding hope in Adversity

A total of 503,741 poor families in Bicol have already received the PhP5,000.00 emergency subsidy under the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) amounting to Php2,092,720,600.00, as of April 22, 2020, 10 am. According to Regional Director Arnel Garcia, 87 out of 114 local government units (LGUs) are continue reading : 503,741 poor families in Bicol receive SAP assistance

On April 30, 1937, Filipino women have acquired their suffrage or their right to vote after 447,725 women affirmed their desire to vote surpassing the 300,000 required threshold in a national plebiscite.  Over the years, the government recognized the role of women in society. To ensure that the rights of women are fulfilled and protected, continue reading : Balancing Motherhood and Volunteering