DSWD Region V conducted series of events that promoted women’s rights which included an information drive that underscores topics on how to curb violence against women (VAW) in the workplace and at home in connection with the observance Women’s Month this March. According to Marian Monsalve, Social Welfare Officer II and DSWD Region V Gender continue reading : DSWD Region V celebrates Women’s Month

Legazpi City, Albay—The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Region V received two national awards during the 2017 Program on Awards and Incentives for Service Excellence (PRAISE) held in Manila yesterday. Along with 15 DSWD workers from different parts of the country, Ms. Jindra Mingoy, Social Welfare Officer IV and head of the Crisis continue reading : DSWD Region V receives two DSWD national awards in the annual PRAISE

Legazpi City – The Department of Social Welfare and Development Kapit Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (DSWD Kalahi-CIDSS) Region 5 conducted the Expanded Regional/Sub-Regional Program Management Office (R/SRPMO) Conference at Casablanca Hotel, Legazpi City last March 15-16, 2018. The conference was attended by SRPMOs Albay and Catanduanes, Camarines Norte continue reading : DSWD Kalahi-CIDSS Region 5 set catch-up plan for 2018 targets

An amount of P276,854,400 have been released to 115,356 Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program beneficiaries in Bicol for the Unconditional Cash Transfer (UCT) Program of Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries with land bank cash cards are the first to receive the UCT assistance of P2,400 (P200 per month) for the whole continue reading : A total of P276M UCT assistance released to Pantawid Pamilya Beneficiaries in Bicol

Guinobatan, Albay—The Albay mayors who were present during the Hatid-Tulong: Mayon Caravan last February 28, 2018 expressed gratitude to Dir. Arnel Garcia of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Region V for the incessant relief augmentation to the affected families by the Mayon volcanic activities. The Hatid-Tulong: Mayon Caravan is a humanitarian caravan, continue reading : Albay officials acknowledge DSWD’s augmentation support in Mayon Relief Operations

Legazpi City—The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Region V celebrated the contributions of its 2017 retirees by honoring them in a program dubbed as Salamat, Mabuhay! yesterday at Kanzo Hall and Restaurant. “It is my honor to be part of this celebration. This is the chance to pay tribute to our retirees together continue reading : DSWD Region V pays tribute to 2017 retirees

Legazpi City – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Region V conducted an orientation on Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) to evacuation management team members to the nine (9) municipalities affected by Mayon Volcano eruption last February 22, 2018 at Bicol Food Delights Restaurant and Events Hall, Legazpi City. Dir. Arnel Garcia continue reading : DSWD Region V orients NGAs on CCCM

About 38 SLP program participants graduated in skills training on food and beverage services National Certification (NC) II through Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) of Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) at Daet, Camarines Norte, last February 27, 2018. The training was a project of SLP under Employment Facilitation (EF) Track in partnership with Global continue reading : 38 SLP program participants passes skills training on food and beverage services NC II

If you had a chance to choose between an untrodden path or smooth highway, which one would you choose? Is it the path less traveled or the accessible concrete road? Considering a number of advantages, one will choose the concrete road, the one traveled by many as compared to a path which is not open continue reading : The path to Mainit is also for humans

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Bicol through its National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) or Listahanan is now preparing for the validation of 147, 846 poor households in the region next month. According to DSWD Bicol Regional Director Arnel Garcia, the validation is in line with the implementation of the Unconditional continue reading : DSWD Bicol gears up eligibility check for cash subsidy program inclusion