Legazpi City— The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Region V and its partners celebrate the 26th Family Week by hosting series of activities this month of September adopting the theme: “Tungo sa Maginhawa, Matatag at Panatag na Pamilyang Pilipino”. The said theme follows the Ambisyon Natin 2040 of the National Economic and Development continue reading : DSWD and partners host 26th Family Week Celebration

Legazpi City— DSWD Region V is ready to provide relief augmentation to local government units (LGUs) that will be affected by Typhoon Ompong which entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) yesterday. Signal No. 1 is now raised in five provinces (except for Masbate) in Bicol based on the 5 am weather bulletin of Philippine continue reading : DSWD Region V readies for Typhoon Ompong

The municipality of Calabanga, Camarines Sur spearheaded the Municipal Talakayan with the theme, “Progresibong Calabanga, Pagtarabangan” last September 4, 2018 at Calabanga Peoples’ Center – Octagon. During the event, Municipal Mayor Eduardo Severo presented the accomplishments and plans for the municipality. According to Mayor Severo, the local government unit (LGU) plans to convert the open continue reading : LGU Calabanga adopts DSWD Kalahi-CIDSS’ Municipal Talakayan

  To strengthen the relationship of DSWD with the members of the media, both mainstream and online, the DSWD Central Office together with the Field Office 5 conducted a National Bloggers Tour last September 4 – 7, 2018 in Pilar, Sorsogon Said activity aims to have a deeper understanding of the programs and services provided by continue reading : National Blogger’s Tour Held

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) Bicol held a Local Government Unit (LGU) Stakeholder’s Conference at Prime Days Hotel, Naga City last August 28, 2018. The activity aims to provide the status of implementation of 4Ps in Bicol Region to Local Chief Executives (LCEs) of various Municipalities in the continue reading : DSWD 4Ps Bicol conducts LGU Stakeholders Conference

Legazpi City- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Region V conducts simultaneous registration of the Listahanan-identified poor households as beneficiaries of the Unconditional Cash Transfer (UCT) program in all local government units (LGUs) in Bicol Region. “The poor households identified by Listahanan were the results of the validation conducted in the first semester continue reading : DSWD-Bicol registers indigent households for cash subsidy program

Planning or deciding for yourself is a difficult task to do. How about the weight people carry on their hands in planning, budgeting and implementing projects to fulfill the needs or solve problems of the community as well as the country? Making the right choices is not decided by one person or a group of continue reading : A people-centered town beyond Community Driven Development

Legazpi City- DSWD warns the public against text messages circulating from an impostor of Regional Director Arnel Garcia asking for cellphone load, money and booking hotels and catering services. The first case was reported directly to Dir. Garcia last August 11, 2018 by his colleague, Regional Director Evelyn Macapobre of DSWD Central Visayas who clarified continue reading : DSWD: Beware of fake Dir. Garcia as text scammer

Legazpi City—The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Region V conducted a two-day dialogue with family court judges in Bicol about adoption last August 8-9, 2018 at Casablanca Hotel. The Protective Services Division through the Adoption Resource and Referral Section (ARRS) discussed the domestic and inter-country adoption process to the court social workers, clerk continue reading : DSWD consults family court judges on adoption

Ocampo, Camarines Sur – “Naranasan ko na tumawid ng ilog na hanggang leeg ang tubig dahil sa kailangan ko bumili ng gamot para sa asawa kong mayroong sakit (I have experienced crossing the river with flood rising to neck level because I have to buy medicine for my sick husband),” Leony Fraginal, 63, community volunteer continue reading : Overcoming near-death experience through Bayanihan