Poor families will soon benefit the fish processing facility in San Juan, Del Gallego, Camarines Sur through Kapit- Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS), a DSWD program that seeks to help alleviate poverty through community-driven development (CDD). The construction of one (1) unit 180.0 sq. m. fish processing facility, amounting continue reading : Poor village in Cam Sur receives Kalahi-CIDSS subproject

Getting involved in community activities or joining a group is difficult for Salome. She never wanted to be known in the community and always walk away from responsibility. Perhaps she is just too shy and never has courage to do so. Salome Prila, 48 years old is a residence of Barangay Loob, Gainza, Camarines Sur. continue reading : Salome, a woman to emulate

Residents representing San Vicente, Camarines Norte topped the other four (4) groups and were declared as the grand winner of DSWD’s first-ever flash drama contest, dubbed as Teatro ng Pagbabago, last September 4, 2015 at Pacific Mall, Legazpi City. The five artists from San Vicente comprised of Elenita Orbista, Cristina Robles, Caselyn Peralta, Ruel Peralta continue reading : Residents of Cam Norte town win first DSWD flash drama contest

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office V warns the public against text scams using the name of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program Pantawid Pamilya is a program of the national government that aims to improve the education and health of children aged 0-18. Under Pantawid Pamilya, family beneficiaries received assistance of P500 grant continue reading : The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office V warns the public against text scams using Pantawid Pamilya

Legazpi City- The Department of Social Welfare and Development Bicol through the Listahanan is about to end the second round of household assessment this week. “A total of 1,050,656 or 97% households were already assessed by the agency,” said DSWD Regional Director Arnel B. Garcia. This is out of the region’s target of 1, 087, continue reading : Household assessment in Bicol nears completion- DSWD

Aside from the personal motivation to render unpaid services, volunteers need support from the people around them specially their families. The people of Sampaloc, Gainza in Camarines Sur yearned for an accessible health center and their voices were heard in 2012. Out of their utmost commitment and diligence, their new health facility was erected the continue reading : A volunteer’s enabling family

Legazpi City- The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office V has reached more than half in the encoding of Family Assessment Forms (FAF) as part of the on-going Listahanan assessment in Bicol Region. According to Regional Information and Technology Officer Wilson Ecat, as of August 19, a total of 716,101 or 65% forms continue reading : DSWD Bicol encoding of FAF’s reached halfway

The Philippine National Police Legazpi City Station arrested a suspected fixer right at the DSWD Field Office at Buraguis Legazpi City during an entrapment operation on Tuesday. The operation emanate from the request of DSWD, asking for police assistance because of the alleged illegal activities of fixers in the department. An entrapment operation was immediately continue reading : DSWD, PNP nabs fixer in an entrapment operation

The DSWD through Kalahi-CIDSS initiated the conduct of “Municipal Talakayan” in 15 municipalities which started last August 14, 2015 in Ocampo, Camarines Sur. It is a municipal-level democratic dialogue which aims to measure the condition and level of local development of Kalahi-CIDSS municipalities by bringing all stakeholders together using a participatory approach through knowledge generation, continue reading : DSWD initiates Talakayan in 15 municipalities in Bicol

Legazpi City – Aderans Philippines Inc, a Japanese company and Anando Marketing & Services Inc. , a sub-contractor, signed a memorandum of understanding with the Department of Social Welfare and Development Bicol yesterday at the DSWD Field Office. DSWD Regional Director Arnel Garcia together with DSWD Asst.Regional Director for Operations Corazon Miña led the MOU continue reading : Japanese investors forged partnership with DSWD Bicol