DSWD Bicol Provides Hot Meals to Stranded Passengers in the Various Ports of the Region

Philippine Coast Guard issued a directive cancelling all sea travels all over the region due to strong winds and big waves caused Typhoon Egay which resulted to more than 6,671 stranded passengers in the different ports of the region covering both private and public transports. RD Norman S. Laurio, through its Disaster Risk Management Division continue reading : DSWD Bicol Provides Hot Meals to Stranded Passengers in the Various Ports of the Region

Mayon Volcano Evacuees gladly receive DSWD financial aid through its Emergency Cash Transfer (ECT) Program

DSWD Regional Office 5 released a total of 59,294,970.00 to 4,809 affected families inside evacuation of the seven (7) affected municipalities, namely, Camalig (886), Daraga (586), Guinobatan (894), Ligao City (57), Malilipot (838), Santo Domingo (1,544), and Tabaco City (444), in its simultaneous payouts conducted last July 14-16, 2023. Each displaced and affected family whose continue reading : Mayon Volcano Evacuees gladly receive DSWD financial aid through its Emergency Cash Transfer (ECT) Program

DSWD KALAHI-CIDSS gathers support on CDD Institutionalization among stakeholders in Bicol Region

With an aim to gather more support on the institutionalization of Community-Driven Development (CDD) approach as a national strategy for poverty reduction and community empowerment, the Department of Social Welfare and Development Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) held the CDD Knowledge Exchange Forum at Ninong’s Hotel, Legazpi continue reading : DSWD KALAHI-CIDSS gathers support on CDD Institutionalization among stakeholders in Bicol Region

DSWD Bicol monitors presence of families at the 6-km Danger zone of Mayon Volcano

Province of Albay – DSWD Field Office V Regional Director Norman Laurio and his team, together with the Provincial Social Welfare and Development personnel, and the Local Government Units led by Mayor Cenon Volante and Barangay Calbayog Chief Gilbert Bolanos of Malilipot, and Mayor Carlos Baldo of Camalig, initiated inspections within the 6-kilometer permanent danger continue reading : DSWD Bicol monitors presence of families at the 6-km Danger zone of Mayon Volcano

PLGU Sorsogon, kauna-unahang provincial data user ng Listahanan 3 data sa Rehiyong Bicol

Sorsogon City- Masayang nagpakuha ng dokumentasyon si PLGU Sorsogon ICT Head Carmelo Griarte (mula sa kaliwa) kasama si DSWD FOV National Household Targeting Section Head, Joy C. Belen III; IT Officer, Wilson A. Ecat at Administrative Assistant, Efren P. Abache matapos ang pagpirma ng data sharing agreement upang magkaroon ng access sa Listahanan 3 database. continue reading : PLGU Sorsogon, kauna-unahang provincial data user ng Listahanan 3 data sa Rehiyong Bicol

240 families in Bicol Region receive assistance from DSWD under BP2 Program

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) through the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) provided Php 17,505,750.00 worth of assistance to 240 families in Bicol Region under the Balik-Probinsya, Bagong Pag-asa (BP2) Program from June 21, 2023 until June 30, 2023. The awarding of Transitory Family continue reading : 240 families in Bicol Region receive assistance from DSWD under BP2 Program

60 munis in Bicol to benefit from P722.5-M nutrition-sensitive community sub-projects

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) through the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) will be providing Php 722,595,000.00 worth of nutrition-sensitive community sub-projects to 60 municipalities in Bicol Region under the Philippine Multisectoral Nutrition Project (PMNP). The project will be implemented in four (4) provinces continue reading : 60 munis in Bicol to benefit from P722.5-M nutrition-sensitive community sub-projects