We often hear other people say: “may yaman sa lupa (there is treasure in the soil).” This is not the usual treasure chest with precious gems that we see in movies, but the limitless opportunities a soil can offer. One of these is livelihood. Through the collaboration of communities, barangay Read more…
Every member of the community has a significant role in pushing for the community’s development. Men, women or Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transexual, Queer, Intersex, Asexual (LGBTQIA) have the voice in raising their issues, concerns, and suggestions for improving their village’s growth. In Del Gallego, Camarines Sur, community members of Barangay Read more…
Participation is one the key principles in achieving community’s development. It is also one of the main features of Community-Driven Development (CDD), an approach used by the Department of Social Welfare and Development Kapit Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (DSWD KALAHI-CIDSS) in its Read more…
Walang sinusunod na edad para sa mga tao na gustong matuto. Inihambing ni Aling Myrna Fresnido, 65 anyos, residente ng Barangay Poblacion I sa Sta. Magdalena, Sorsogon ang kanyang karanasan bilang boluntir sa isang puno na patuloy nagbubunga ng maraming prutas dahil patuloy nadadagdagan ang kanyang kaalaman sa buhay. Nagsimulang Read more…
The Department of Social Welfare and Development Kapit-Bisig Laban saKahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (DSWD KALAHI-CIDSS) launched the Additional Financing (AF) project for Luzon cluster last July 22, 2021 at Hotel St. Ellis, Legazpi City, Albay. DSWD Secretary Rolando Joselito D. Bautista led the launching together Read more…
The Department of Social Welfare and Development Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan –Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (DSWD KALAHI-CIDSS) increased its current coverage of Additional Financing (AF) from 37 municipalities to 76 municipalities in Bicol Region. The Department allocated PHP 720,673,800.00 community grant for the 39 additional municipalities aimed Read more…
The Department of Social Welfare and Development Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (DSWD KALAHI-CIDSS) has allotted PHP 570,619,700.00 of community-based projects for 37 municipalities of Bicol Region as part of its recovery efforts from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Additional Financing – Community-Based Response Read more…
The COVID-19 pandemic has made grave impacts especially to families who needed to take big steps due of financial adversities. According to Dominic Madregalejo, 25, a father of a five-year old child, they could hardly make both ends meet since he lost his construction job owing to the pandemic. Though Read more…
A total of 13 families or 46 individuals received transitory family support packages amounting to PHP 548,000.00 from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) under Balik-Probinsya, Bagong Pag-asa (BP2) program last May 18, 2021 at Baao Community College, Baao, Camarines Sur. The transitory family support package ranging from Read more…
Margie Blanco is a 23-year old community volunteer in Barangay Buenasuerte, Lupi, Camarines Sur. She is a graduate of Bachelor of Elementary Education in Central Bicol State University of Agriculture last July 2020. At this age, leading a group of community volunteers to implement a sub-project is a new and Read more…