Legazpi City – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) through the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) or Listahanan has reached 63% or 722,018 out of the 1,143,846 target households for assessment in the region. According to DSWD Regional Director Arnel Garcia, the data collection phase targets to finish in the continue reading : DSWD assesses 722k households in Bicol, enumeration still ongoing

Legazpi  City-  The Department of Social Welfare and Development Bicol is continuously providing augmentation support to the affected families and individuals of the different local government units (LGUs)   in the region.  The agency has provided 9,320 family food packs amounting to Php P3,634,800.00 to the affected families in the municipalities of Irosin, Castilla, Barcelona, Gubat, continue reading : DSWD continues to give aid to TY Tisoy affected families in Bicol

The Regional Juvenile Justice and Welfare Committee (RJJWC) Bicol and local government units (LGUs) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on the convergence program for the children-at-risk (CAR) and children in conflict with the law (CICL) last November 25, 2019 at La Edley Food Services and Recreational Center, Legazpi City, Albay. The convergence program also continue reading : RJJWC members, LGUs ink MOA to converge efforts for children

The local government unit (LGU) of San Jacinto, Masbate honored community volunteers during the Municipal Bayani Ka! Awards last November 25, 2019. San Jacinto is the fourth municipality that adopted the Department of Social Welfare and Development Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services’ (DSWD Kalahi-CIDSS’) Bayani Ka! Awards in continue reading : LGU San Jacinto adopts DSWD Kalahi-CIDSS’ Bayani Ka! Awards

Legazpi City – The Regional Sub-Committee for the Welfare of Children (RSCWC) Bicol will award the Seal of Child-Friendly Local Governance (SCFLG) to 100 out of 114 local government units (LGUs) in the region on November 29, 2019 at Legazpi City Convention Center. “The SCFLG aims to recognize model LGUs that upheld the four (4) continue reading : 100 LGUs to receive 2018 SCFLG, Palace will recognize three regional winners

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office V has its stockpiles ready for the effects of Tropical Storm Ramon. According to the latest Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Service Administration (PAGASA) weather bulletin at 5:00 pm today, provinces of Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Albay and Sorsogon are under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal continue reading : TS Ramon Disaster Preparedness Update

Empowerment is a power, right, authority to do something but it does not only revolve on self- confidence or the freedom to claim one’s rights. Every citizen always has a goal to contribute something great for the community but doesn’t have the power to create projects. With the push from the Department of Social Welfare continue reading : Investing for Community Empowerment

The relief augmentation from DSWD Bicol for the Mindanao quake-hit areas is scheduled to depart this Saturday afternoon and expected to arrive Mindanao two or three days after. The DSWD Bicol relief augmentation will be turned over to DSWD Region XII in Kidapawan City, Cotabato. The augmentation includes the following: 1. 20,000 blankets 2. 20,000 continue reading : DSWD Bicol sends relief augmentation to Mindanao quake-hit areas

Legazpi City- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD),through the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) or Listahanan has deployed its field workers last Friday to kick-off the 3rd household assessment in the Bicol region. More than 2,000 field workers will be deployed in the entire region to collect data from households continue reading : DSWD starts house-to-house interviews to update the Listahanan’s list of poor

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (DSWD Kalahi-CIDSS) will train community-based groups and Barangay Development Councils (BDCs) in 59 municipalities of Bicol Region this October until December 2019. The Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Training will strengthen the community-based groups in ensuring the continue reading : DSWD Kalahi-CIDSS Bicol to conduct capacity-building activities in 59 municipalities