Clean water used to be a luxury in Barangay Pagao, Bombon, Camarines Sur. Finding potable water required many residents to walk great distances or purchase water through containers, which put  stress on their already inadequate incomes. However, this hardship gradually transformed into a story of triumph through the collaborative efforts of the community’s bayanihan spirit, continue reading : The Golden Opportunity for Water Sustainability

The Regional Program Management Office (RPMO) shares the LGU’s profile along with KALAHI-CIDSS implementation in Pili, Camarines Sur, on Monday, October 6, 2025. In preparation for the implementation of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Panahon ng Pagkilos: Philippine Community Resilience Project (PCRP), a total of 53 Municipal Local Government Units (MLGUs) in continue reading : 53 LGUs in Bicol to undergo capacity assessment for DSWD’s Panahon ng Pagkilos

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office V – Bicol Region, through the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) conducted the Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Training for Water System Subproject on September 23-25, 2025 at Hotel St. Ellis, Legazpi City, Albay and Naga Regent Hotel, continue reading : DSWD KALAHI-CIDSS trains community groups to sustain water system projects in Bicol

Bacacay, Albay – A total of 25 trainees from Barangay 14 completed the Bread and Pastry Production National Certificate (NC) II Training on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, through the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS), in partnership with the Technical Education continue reading : 25 trainees graduate from Bread and Pastry Production NC II Training through DSWD’s KALAHI-CIDSS

DARAGA, ALBAY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office V – Bicol Region, through the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) in partnership with Daraga Community College (DComC), celebrated the completion of 100 graduate beneficiaries under the Kapangyarihan at Kaunlaran sa Barangay Cash-for-Work Program continue reading : 100 grads from DComC complete DSWD’s KALAHI-CIDSS Cash-for-Work Program

As a student, going outside the four (4) walls of the classroom is one of the best ways to get ready for the real world. The Cash-for-Work Program (CFWP) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) gave 21-year-old Maria Angela continue reading : Learning Outside the Four Walls of Classroom

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS), in collaboration with the World Bank will pilot test the Social Mobilization Sub-Manual under the Panahon ng Pagkilos: Philippine Community Resilience Project (PCRP) in Presentacion, Camarines Sur. The initiative began with the continue reading : DSWD, World Bank to pilot test Social Mobilization Sub-Manual of Panahon ng Pagkilos in Cam Sur

DARAGA, ALBAY – A total of 200 students from Daraga Community College (DComC) were recognized for their successful completion of 25-day work period under the Kapangyarihan at Kaunlaran sa Barangay (KKB) Cash-for-Work Program (CFWP) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) continue reading : DSWD Bicol honors 200 DComC student beneficiaries of KALAHI-CIDSS Cash-for-Work Program

Life is not always filled with bright days and warm smiles, especially when you face numerous struggles. Mary Jane Bermudez Tabor, a mother of three in Virac, Catanduanes was not an exception from experiencing those challenges when she was diagnosed with Schizophrenia in 2023. Due to her psychosocial disability, she quit her job as an continue reading : Sa Isip, Sa Gawa: How Cash-for-Work helped Mary Jane rediscover her strength

A total of 955 persons with disabilities in the municipalities of Bato and Virac, Catanduanes received their assistance amounting to PHP 3,749,390.94 under the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) from July 15 to July 17, 2025. In Virac, 458 beneficiaries were continue reading : DSWD KALAHI-CIDSS releases P3.7 million aid to 955 persons with disabilities in Catanduanes