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 Read more…
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 Read more…
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 Read more…
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This book was produced by the Department of Social Welfare and Development Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (DSWD KALAHI-CIDSS) Social Marketing Unit to inform communities the importance of Community-Driven Development (CDD) or collective and compassionate action. The KALAHI-CIDSS is a program of DSWD Read more…
Read the various stories of communities and personal development of the Bicolanos and the role of KALAHI-CIDSS in sparking “burunyog” or unity in the communities. Download this compendium through the link provided below: Burunyog Compendium Volume II
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 Read more…
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 Read more…
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 Read more…
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 Read more…