Pursuant to Presidential Proclamation 267 series of 1993, the month of October of every year is the commemoration of Children’s Month and October 24 marks the Universal Children’s Day. The theme of this year’s celebration is Kahirapan Wakasan. Karapatan ng Bata, Ipaglaban. Its objective strongly advocate the children’s rights. Along the month’s celebration is the continue reading : BICOL JOINS CHILDREN’S MONTH CELEBRATION

Parent Leaders played an important role in the implementation of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program. They lead their co-beneficiaries in conducting meetings, community assembly, monitoring the receipt and use of cash grants, attendance of household grantees in the community assemblies and family development sessions. With their crucial function, the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field continue reading : Pantawid Pamilya Parent Leaders Trained as Advocate

Legazpi City— The first-ever DSWD mural contest focused on the theme: Boses, Kilos, Unlad which will embody the concept of the community-driven development (CDD) used as the overall strategy of Kalahi-CIDSS project. The contest and live painting went from August 13 to 15 in Camp General Simeon Ola’s perimeter fence with participants from different local continue reading : Bicol Hosts First-Ever Mural Contest in DSWD History

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 5 has launched LISTAHANAN as the new brand name for National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR). This was held last October 14, 2013 at Alvis, Cafe Daraga Albay. Listahanan is an information management system that identifies who and where the poor are. The system continue reading : LISTAHANAN LAUNCHED

  Towards Ensuring Human Development. DSWD and PNP sign a Memorandum of Agreement to provide adequate, accurate, relevant and timely information to Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries that insure security, community protection and public safety through the conduct of Family Development Session. ********** The Department of Social Welfare and Development signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with continue reading : DSWD Partners with PNP for Pantawid Pamilya Family Development

Ribbon Cutting. (Starting from left) City Mayor Noel E. Rosal, Legazpi Stake President Giovanni Pangan of CJCLDS and Dir. Arnel B. Garcia, formally opens the Family Week in a ribbon cutting ceremony held in Legazpi City. The Department of Social Welfare and Development in partnership with the Church of Jesus Christ Latter-Day Saints (CJCLDS) recently continue reading : DSWD BICOL CELEBRATES FAMILY WEEK

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) recognized the exemplary performances of local government units (LGUs) during its annual Culminating Activity conducted last August 27, 2013 in Legazpi City. Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS), one of the poverty alleviation projects of the national government implemented through the DSWD, continue reading : DSWD Awards Performing LGUs under Kalahi-CIDSS Project

Camarines Sur press was engaged in the one-day monitoring visit last October 1, 2013 to DSWD’s community projects in towns where Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) is currently being implemented. There were ten media from broadcast, print and TV who joined the team of DSWD during the trip to continue reading : Media Monitors DSWD Community Projects in Camarines Sur

Living near the riverside of Barangay Panan-awan, Cawayan in the island Province of Masbate resides the Family of Macanas. This family is among the beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program who proves that poverty is not a hindrance to attain success. For them having wealth is not how much money you put in a bank, continue reading : Macanas Family: Inspiring and Touching Lives

The engineering department’s graduating class from the Catanduanes State University (CSU) went to one town in Catanduanes last September 19, 2013 where poverty reduction projects of DSWD are being implemented. Together with one faculty member, 59 students roved the municipality of Viga with an on-going implementation of the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery continue reading : Engineering Students Set Off on an Educational Trip in DSWD Project Site