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

“Give people fishes and you feed them for a day. Teach people to fish and you feed them for a lifetime.” This famous proverb has been the direction of Barangay Caawigan in Talisay, Camarines Norte as they had decided to resolve their unemployment crisis in the community. According to Caawigan Barangay Captain Filomeno Villagracia Jr., continue reading : Reaping fruits of volunteerism through livelihood

The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Region 5 administered a study on the impact of the Department of Social Welfare and Development Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (DSWD Kalahi-CIDSS) Level II water supply system sub-project to Barangay Patag, Irosin, Sorsogon. The objectives of the evaluation are to continue reading : NEDA Region V conducts study on DSWD Kalahi-CIDSS sub-project

Legazpi City- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office V handed over to Fundacion Educacion Y Cooperacion (EDUCO), a global non-government organization (NGO) based in Bicol, the list of poor households in Bicol last March 8, 2019, at EDUCO office. EDUCO will be the first NGO to utilize the DSWD’s Listahanan 2 continue reading : DSWD hands over list of Bicolano poor households to first NGO data user

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office V Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) announced that there is a delay release of cash grants to its beneficiaries. This is because the Landbank of the Philippines (LBP) has yet to secure the permission from the Commission on Election (COMELEC) to procure conduits during election continue reading : DSWD announces delayed release of 4Ps Cash Grants