An advocacy forum was conducted by the Department of Social Welfare and Development through Listahanan last November 15, 2013 at AVP Hall, Legazpi City. Regional Field Coordinator Joy Belen III, in a statement, said that the forum aims to provide better appreciation and promote the data utilization of Listahanan. Through the advocacy forum, DSWD was continue reading : DSWD 5 Holds Advocacy Forum for Listahanan

DSWD Field Office 5, today, has an ongoing distribution of relief goods to the victims of super typhoon Yolanda in nine municipalities plus Borongan City in Eastern Samar. These municipalities are Quinapondan, Balangiga, Lawaan, General Macarthur, Giporlos, Salcedo, Hernani, Llorente and Maydolong. Twenty-two (22) DSWD workers have now reached the abovementioned areas to hand out continue reading : DSWD Field Office 5 Continues Relief Distribution in Eastern Samar

DSWD Regional Director Arnel B. Garcia signs MOA with Regional Coordinator of NACPHIL Bishop Roger A. Buenaflor for  family development ****** The Department of Social Welfare and Development Fielf Office 5 (DSWD FO 5) engages with National Auxiliary, Inc. (NACPHIL) through a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) ) for the conduct of Family Development Sessions (FDS) to the continue reading : NACPHIL Engages with DSWD 5 for Family Development

Almost 24 hours open, the continuous disaster response for super typhoon Yolanda’s victims being done by DSWD in Bicol focuses on relief operations which started late Sunday evening (November 10, 2013) at Albay Astrodome. DSWD has deployed more than 50 of its employees in three shifting schedules: 8AM-5PM; 5PM-1AM and 1AM-8AM, for round-the-clock work. On continue reading : A Day’s Life in a DSWD Repacking Center

Legazpi City, November 12, 2013 – The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office V steps up repacking of food packs for super typhoon “Yolanda” survivors in Region 8 – Eastern Visayas. Repacking of Family Food Packs was started by the Field Office on Monday, November 11, 2013 at the Albay Astrodome with the continue reading : DSWD Field Office V Repacking Center at Albay Astrodome – The New Home of Great Volunteers!

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)  Field Office 5 as the lead in the relief operation in the Eastern and Western Samar has initially sent 8,000 relief goods amounting to P2,058,400 intended for the victims of Super Typhoon Yolanda in the towns of Guiuan and Taft of Easter Samar. DSWD Regional Director Arnel continue reading : DSWD 5 to Lead Relief Operation for the Victims of Typhoon Yolanda in Eastern and Western Samar

Rudynen L. Elaurza, the Best Community Facilitator of Kalahi-CIDSS for 2012, reveals the contents of her bag during an ambush rummage last October 2013 at their Kalahi-CIDSS office in Gubat, Sorsogon. Challenging yet rewarding. This is how most development workers will describe their line of work, particularly those who work with communities to bring about continue reading : What’s Inside a Community Worker’s Bag?

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office V is continuously providing relief assistance to families affected by Super Typhoon Yolanda which has entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility Wednesday, midnight. According to the DSWD FO V Disaster Operation updated report as of Nov. 8, 2013, 7:00 PM, a total of P5,041,479 cost of continue reading : DSWD 5 Provides Support to Typhoon Yolanda Victims

To build a strong trademark and recall to the country’s targeting system, the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 5 has recently launched LISTAHANAN as the new brand name for National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR). “Listahanan” according to DSWD Regional Director Arnel B. Garcia is a combination of two-words namely; continue reading : DSWD 5 Launches New Brand Name for Household Targeting System

Awarding. Third Place Winner Nicole Martinez of Jose Panganiban, Camarines Norte receives a plaque and cash prize during the conduct of National Search for Exemplary Child 2013. From left are Municipal Link Maryglo Arias, National Deputy Project Manager of Pantawid Pamilya Wadel Cabrera III, Nicole Martinez, Executive Director of Council for the Welfare of Children continue reading : A Bicol’s Pride: Pantawid Pamilya Exemplary Child