The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office V is committed to maintain if not surpass its outstanding record of fast and efficient delivery of the cash aid to Bicolanos during the first tranche of the Social Amelioration Program (SAP). DSWD started its distribution of the 2nd tranche of the emergency cash subsidy to continue reading : Ongoing Distribution of 2nd Tranche for Albay and Waitlisted/Additional Families Bicol-wide

Surviving the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic is not easy. It is not just the virus that people are afraid of but also of losing their means of living. Among the greatly affected by this pandemic is Marjorie Nocos, a 44-year old solo parent of Barangay Minto, Guinobatan, Albay, who sells vegetables as a source of continue reading : A mother’s perseverance during pandemic

To immediately address the issues arising from the delisted beneficiaries of the 2nd tranche for the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) of DSWD, particularly on the result of deduplication with Social Security System for the Small Business Wage Subsidy (SWBS) Progam of the agency, the DSWD representatives – Ms. Gerlie Avila-SWO IV/PPD Chief, Ms. Rhoda Mendaros-SWO continue reading : DSWD addresses SWBS related issue for delisted SAP beneficiaries

Legazpi City—  National Household Targeting Office (NHTO) Director Justin Batocabe and PIA Director-General Ramon Cualoping III have inspected the DSWD Field Office V encoding station last July 20, 2020, at Innodata Incorporated, Legazpi City. Director Batocabe lauds the Field Office for strictly following health protocols and safety measures in the encoding facility. He also acknowledged continue reading : DSWD ensures compliance to COVID-19 protocols as Listahanan 3 activities resume in Bicol

Being resilient does not only means the ability to withstand or recover from difficult conditions. It is also being prepared in times of crisis. In the Philippines, resiliency is relevant as the country is being hit with natural disasters specifically typhoons. The country is visited by an average of 20 typhoons every year. Recently, the continue reading : Joint efforts toward the New Normal through CDD

DSWD-SLP turns over 78 units of ‘PEDICAB’ to LPOD SLP assoc The turnover ceremony of “pedicab” to the program participants from Brgy. Poblacion, Libamanan, Camarines Sur. Seventy-eight (78) units of pedicab were given to members of Libmanan Padyak Operators and Drivers (LPOD) Sustainable Livelihood Program Association (SLPA) through the Department of Social Welfare and Development continue reading : DSWD-SLP turns over 78 units of ‘PEDICAB’ to LPOD SLP assoc

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

Legazpi City— The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Bicol resumes its encoding and verification activities as part of the Listahanan 3 household assessment in the region. DSWD Regional Director Arnel Garcia said that as of June 9, the agency has encoded 43% or 483,475 Household Assessment Forms (HAFs) out of the 1,104,325 assessed continue reading : DSWD resumes Listahanan activities to finish the database of poor in Bicol

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

The 114 Local Government Units (LGUs) of the Bicol Region successfully completed the distribution for the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) of DSWD last May 10, 2020. All 772,287 targeted poor families were served with the 5,000Php emergency cash subsidy given per qualified family amounting to 3,861,435,000.00. It can be recalled that last April 8, all continue reading : DSWD FOV Completes SAP Distribution for April for Non-CCT, Post-Validation Now On-going