Out of a million impossibilities, there is always one way that gives humans the will to stand strong amidst all problems being faced. This is what the community of Barangay Sipaco in Lagonoy, Camarines Sur are firmed of. To reach Barangay Sipaco, people must travel for two (2) hours from Naga City to Goa, another continue reading : Bridging over Troubled Water via Grassroots Participation

Legazpi City—The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Bicol spearheaded a capacity building activity on Gender Statistics Collection and Identification of Gender Issues in the Workplace in Legazpi City last May 15-16, 2019. “Aside from client-focused interventions, DSWD Bicol would like to improve more on implementing interventions for our workers and the organization,” DSWD continue reading : DSWD Bicol initiates Gender and Development (GAD) training to address workplace issues

In line with the celebration of Labor Day, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) in partnership with Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Region V launched “SIBOL” campaign last May 1, 2019. The activity highlighted the photo exhibit and selling of locally made products by SLP program participants and introducing continue reading : DSWD-SLP launches SIBOL

The municipality of Mandaon, Masbate spearheaded the 1st Community-Driven Development (CDD) Congress and Municipal Bayani Ka! Awards last May 7, 2019 at the Municipal Covered Court. The first Municipal Bayani Ka! Awards was conducted in 2016 which was by the Local Government Unit (LGU) Bato in Catanduanes in collaboration with the Area Coordinating Team (ACT) continue reading : LGU Mandaon leads 1st CDD Congress and Municipal Bayani Ka! Awards

Legazpi City- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Bicol through the Listahanan is now preparing for the 3rd round of household assessment to be conducted in July-December of this year. “With this, we can check the progress in the lives of the previously identified poor and determine a new set of poor households continue reading : DSWD gears to update the list 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) funded 33 sub-projects in five (5) municipalities of Bicol for fourth cycle implementation with a grant allocation of Php 63,791,550.00. The sub-projects refer to the community projects generated through DSWD Kalahi-CIDSS planning process using continue reading : DSWD Kalahi-CIDSS funds 33 community projects in Bicol

Sixteen senior government officials from Bangladesh came in Bicol Region for a two-day study visit (May 1 -2) to learn about the experiences of the community, the good practices implemented by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office V. The study visit was led by the daughter of the Prime Minister of continue reading : Bangladesh Government Officials visits DSWD Bicol for its good practices

Legazpi City- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Bicol clarified today that the agency is not enlisting students to become beneficiaries of the Tertiary Education Subsidy (TES) of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED). “We would like to inform the public that the DSWD does not provide any scholarship program. We do not continue reading : DSWD does not enlist beneficiaries for CHED’s tertiary education subsidy

How great my joy is that all of our sleepless nights have now paid off after years of hardship today we are finally done, and at least we can now repay the sacrifices of the people behind our success. After I learned about the news that I was qualified as the Magna Cum Laude of the continue reading : Graduation Speech: 4Ps Beneficiary – Magna Cum Laude

In line with the Women’s Month Celebration with the theme: “We Make Change Work for Women,” the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office V recently held an Advocacy Forum on Women and Child Protective Laws and Mobile Photography Contest at La Roca, Legazpi City. A total of 75 participants from the members of continue reading : DSWD 5 Advocacy Forum and Mobile Photography Contest held