Legazpi City – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office V will be releasing the updated list of poor households this month. This list is the result of the Listahanan 3 household assessment conducted last October 2019 to February 2020. The agency has already started the validation activities which include training of continue reading : DSWD to release the initial list of poor Bicolanos this October

  Program participants of Sitio Talisay Cattle Raisers SLPA receiving the cattle at Sitio Talisay, Brgy. Bagumbayan, Cataingan, Masbate. The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) through its Sustainable Livelihood Program awarded the total amount of Php 435,000.00 to Sitio Talisay Cattle Raisers SLPA of Sitio Talisay, Brgy. Bagumbayan, Cataingan, Masbate last September 14, continue reading : Cattle Raisers SLPA receive livelihood from DSWD-SLP

A total of PhP10,800,000.00 implementation grant will be funded to 36 barangays in Bicol Region under Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan Indigenous Peoples – Community-Driven Development (PAMANA IP-CDD) program through the Department of Social Welfare and Development Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (DSWD Kalahi-CIDSS). The additional barangays under PAMANA continue reading : DSWD Kalahi-CIDSS includes 36 barangays in Bicol under PAMANA IP-CDD

Giving of family food packs to partially damaged houses and releasing of Php5,000 cash assistance to families with totally damaged houses. (From right to left is Mayor Cabataña, Congressman Kho, RD Garcia, and Sec. Bautista). Secretary Rolando Joselito Bautista visited the victims of the 6.6 magnitude earthquake that shook Masbate last August 18, 2020. In continue reading : DSWD Secretary visits the earthquake victims of Cataingan, Masbate

DSWD MAT helps during the rapid assessment (left); Attendance to the MDRRMC meeting (right) Amidst the struggles being faced during this time of pandemic, the province of Masbate was struck hard with a 6.6 magnitude earthquake earlier today that was also felt in its nearby provinces. This is just one of the natural disasters that continue reading : DSWD FOV extends help for the earthquake-affected areas of Masbate

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