The coastal village of Tiris in Gubat, Sorsogon identified the Mangrove Reforestation as a priority intervention during the first cycle of Kalahi-CIDSS which was the result of their Damage Assessment Needs Analysis (DANA) in 2015. The increasing intensity and number of typhoons had greatly affected Tiris’ 474 households damaging properties and affecting their livelihood. Strong continue reading : Villagers plant mangroves on 50 hectares land in Sorsogon

A total of 170 beneficiaries of Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office V Sustainable Livelihood Program received their diploma in a graduation exercise held recently at 2nd Floor, AMSLAI Bldg. Legazpi City with the theme: “Strengthening People to End Poverty and Promote Progress.” These beneficiaries have completed the livelihood training program for Beauty continue reading : 170 Sustainable Livelihood Program beneficiaries graduated

Republic Act 9344 as amended by RA 10630 provides for the creation of a Regional Juvenile Justice and Welfare Committee (RJJWC). The JJWC is a policy-making, coordinating and monitoring body tasked with the implementation of the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act, as amended through its members and coordinating agencies. It also tasked through its duly continue reading : RJJWC conducts jail visit

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Bicol and the Local Government of Ligao signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) in an effort to boost and aid the persons with disability sector in the said city. The MOA was signed yesterday at the Pepperland Hotel by Hon. Mayor Patricia Gonzalez- Alsua , DSWD Officials represented continue reading : DSWD, Ligao City inks MOA for CARe-ABLE Project

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 5 and the Regional Juvenile Justice and Welfare Committee (RJJWC) conducted an orientation to the Provincial/City Social Welfare and Development Officers/Budget Officers and its committee members in the region on the guidelines on the operation of Bahay Pag-Asa .The activity was held yesterday at La Roca continue reading : DSWD & JJWC urges LGU’s to establish “Bahay Pag-Asa” in their locality

Unmindful of the strong heat of the sun, about 10,000 Pantawid Pamilya Beneficiaries from the town of Camaligan, San Fernando, Milaor, Bombon, Canaman, Pili, Magarao, and Naga City joined the Unity Walk held in Naga City last April 25, 2016. Each municipal delegation had a designated starting point then marched to Naga City Rizal Park continue reading : Naga City 4Ps Beneficiaries hold unity walk

Fe and Rowel Villaruel dreamt of having a simple living, a life full of happiness, stability, love, and strong faith in God. They also want to see their children have a better lives in the future by providing better education. The Villaruel couple from Crossing, Uson, Masbate has five siblings whose ages are 18, 15, continue reading : Keeping the family need

Masbate City –Beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program surged at the Nursery Plaza of the said city in the Province of Masbate, for a unity walk conducted last April 14 to plea to the Legislators to pass the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) Bill. Around 5,000 Beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilya from the Municipalities Milagros, Mobo and continue reading : Bicol beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilya hold unity walk for CCT institutionalization

DSWD Region V recognized its active partners in gender mainstreaming under Kalahi-CIDSS during the Gender Congress last April 14-15, 2016 at Villa Caceres Hotel, Naga City, Camarines Sur. Kalahi-CIDSS or Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services is a DSWD program that seeks to help alleviate poverty through community-driven development (CDD). It continue reading : DSWD confers outstanding Kalahi-CIDSS gender champions in Bicol, Libmanan sweeps four awards

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) was lauded by World Bank during the Listahanan launching on Tuesday at the Manila Hotel. The World Bank recognizes Listahanan as a leading “good practice example” for a growing number of countries that aspire to introduce a database. Listahanan is the country’s information system that identifies who continue reading : DSWD lauded by World Bank during the Listahanan launching