During the implementation of the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) due to Covid-19, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-Sustainable Livelihood Program Associations (SLPAs) made affordable and washable masks for frontliners and also for the general public. Owing to the nature of the disease, there was a huge demand for face masks which prompted these continue reading : Five SLPAs sew face masks for Covid-19 Frontliners

  The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office V Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) continues its services during this time of enhanced community quarantine in order to accommodate clients who are experiencing additional difficulties in this time of crisis. The Department is mandated to work towards the achievement of improved capacities continue reading : DSWD FOV Assistance to Individuals In Crisis Situation (AICS) Continues Amidst Enhanced Community Quarantine

Legazpi City— Some local government units (LGUs) in Bicol will be utilizing the DSWD Listahanan 2 data as their reference in prioritizing aid to affected families by the Enhanced Community Quarantine due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Krizel Lagman-Luistro, Tabaco City chief executive said that the Listahanan data will be an effective tool for continue reading : LGUs in Bicol to use Listahanan data; prioritize aid to quarantine-affected families

Legazpi City— The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Bicol had announced that the 3rd round of household assessment under the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) or Listahanan is reaching its completion. DSWD Bicol Regional Director Arnel Garcia said that as of February 22, the agency had assessed a total continue reading : DSWD household assessment in Bicol nears completion

                  Five SLPAs received livelihood projects from Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP). Five Sustainable Livelihood Program Associations (SLPAs) from Brgy. Colasi, Mercedes, Camarines Norte, received a total amount of P1,028,000.00 of livelihood fund through the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-Sustainable continue reading : DSWD-SLP turns over livelihood to five SLPAs

Last year, the Department of Social Welfare and Development Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (DSWD Kalahi-CIDSS) completed 223 sub-projects with a grant of Php507,337,810.94 in 55 municipalities of the Bicol Region. According to Director Arnel Garcia, 43,641 households are benefitting from these projects. “The projects were identified by continue reading : DSWD Kalahi-CIDSS completes 223 community projects in Bicol

Valuing the health and safety of society’s most vulnerable, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) of the Bicol region started an information drive about the Novela Corona Virus (NCoV) integrating it in the Family Development Sessions (FDS) conducted for beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). This February 10, 2020, DSWD Field continue reading : NCoV Information Drive to be included in DSWD’s Family Development Sessions (FDS)

A vision is a worthy achievement if it is accomplished through diligence and hard work compared to a goal attained with shortcuts or the absence of commitment. Cerconsecion Escorel, 28, a community volunteer of Barangay Jagna-an in San Jacinto, Masbate shared her sacrifice in achieving their goal of improved access from their community to the continue reading : Jagna-an opens the door for community unification

                          (Left to Right): Caroline C. Manguiat-Ubalde, LIKAS Inc. Executive Director, Regional Director, Arnel B. Garcia, CESO II and Asst. Regional Director for Operations Arwin O. Razo. Legazpi City-The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) and Lingap para sa continue reading : DSWD-SLP links partnership with LIKAS for Livelihood Projects

Legazpi City—The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Bicol through the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction or Listahanan resumes its household enumeration this week to update the agency’s poverty database. As of December 31, 2019, the agency had assessed 842,992 households or 74% of the 1,143,846 target households to be assessed. The continue reading : DSWD Bicol resumes Listahanan household enumeration