They call us the lower class, the twerps, a burden to the government. They dub us dependents, supposedly merely after government doles. They call us the poorest of the poor, the beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). Let me tell you people, we are less fortunate but we are not stupid. Yes, we continue reading : I’m a 4Ps scholar

Ms Julie Ann Gregory, a Community Empowerment Facilitator of DSWD Field Office V is this year’s champion of the recently concluded DSWD Got Talent Nationwide Invasion held at DSWD Central Office in Quezon City last January 31. Competing with other regions who presented various talents, Ms. Gregory still made it to the top. She rocked continue reading : DSWD Bicol and partners get national recognition during the 64th Anniversary

The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program of Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office V open’s the selection to its existing beneficiaries to register their children and be monitored by the program in education. The open selection gives chance to identified beneficiaries of the Program to newly register, add, change, select the child they wanted continue reading : Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program opens the selection of children for monitoring

DSWD derived the final list of prioritized poor communities to be funded under Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS), one of its poverty reduction programs, from recently completed Municipal Forums in 88 municipalities in Bicol last January. From 2014-2015 alone, Bicol is allocated with P2,301,239,625.00 out of P4,497,448,175.00 grant allocation continue reading : Poor communities affected by disasters get funding from DSWD, complete start-up activities

Legazpi City—The DSWD Field Office 5 informs the public that the last day of registration for the educational assistance closed last February 2, 2015 covering the second semester for school year 2014-15.   “Lahat ng pumila kahapon ay nabigyan ng schedule for interview para sa educational assistance,” Dir. Arnel Garcia said.   During the registration continue reading : DSWD 5 closes educational assistance registration for second semester,school year 2014-15

Rosa Gonzales, 76, sighed with a relief when she recalled how she and her colleagues erected a great wall which eliminated doubts from others. Even more, her worries subsided when that 60-meter seawall was completed in June 27, 2014 though Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS). Kalahi-CIDSS is a DSWD continue reading : Seawall built by villagers breaks down barriers

The DSWD’s National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) now known as Listahanan is set to conduct the second round of household assessment this year. With the target of 1,087,720 households to be assessed, the DSWD Field Office 5 needs to hire 3,450 field workers to be deployed region wide. The department will now continue reading : DSWD Bicol to fill 3,450 field workers

Who says that heroes are only those who possess superpowers? Anyone of us can be a hero in our own simple ways. Most of the heroes are hiding from behind. They simply do what is good and just for the benefit of the majority. Like a hero who possesses good qualities, Benjie Esquivel Barlizo, a continue reading : A day in the life of a Municipal Link

Around 300 indigent individuals from Brgy. Rawis, Legazpi City benefited a simple merienda salu-salo from ABS-CBN Regional Network Group. The half-day activity was held at Mariners Polytechnic Colleges Foundation (MPCF) covered court on January 17, 2015 respectively. “We are thankful to the DSWD’s Listahanan for helping us in the identification of poor barangay for our continue reading : DSWD Bicol joins ABS-CBN Thank You sa Inyo celebration

The Department of Social Welfare and Development turned-over P14M in Tinambac, Camarines Sur for the Core Shelter Assistance Program (CSAP). The 200 checks with an amount of P70, 000 each was hand-over by Ms. Maritess Quismorio, the DSWD’s regional CSAP coordinator to the 200 family beneficiaries. Ms. Quismorio was assisted by Tinambac Mayor Ruel Velarde continue reading : DSWD turns over 14M to Tinambac, Camarines Sur for CSAP