The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 5 (DSWD FO 5), through its Disaster Response Management Division (DRMD) and Municipal SWAD Action teams, provided relief assistance worth PHP 67,605.04 on Sunday, June 2, 2024, to eight families affected by separate fire incidents in Camarines Sur. Eight residential houses were completely burned down, continue reading : DSWD Bicol extends aid to Fire-Hit Families in Camarines Sur

To mitigate the health outbreaks and strengthen climate change adaptation efforts, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) through the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) has unveiled the centralized quarantine facility or evacuation center with a project cost of PHP 21.51 million in Libon, Albay on continue reading : DSWD KALAHI-CIDSS provides multi-purpose facility in Libon

                    Based on the latest DROMIC report submitted on May 27, 2024, a total of PHP1,024,903.50 worth of humanitarian aid provided by DSWD to the stranded passengers at various ports across the region. These assistance efforts include Family Food Packs (FFPs) contents being cooked to provide continue reading : DSWD FO V extends PHP1-M aid to TD Aghon-affected families and individuals in Bicol Region

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) through the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) turned over the two-storey evacuation center to the municipality of Claveria, Masbate on Friday, May 24. The evacuation center was funded under the KALAHI-CIDSS National Community-Driven Development Program Additional Financing (NCDDP AF) continue reading : DSWD KALAHI-CIDSS turns over P14-M evacuation center to Claveria

                        The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 5 (DSWD FO V) has provided more than Php20 million worth of humanitarian assistance to El Niño-affected families in the Bicol region. Since the start of the operation, 29,209 Family Food Packs (FFPs) have continue reading : DSWD FO V extends PHP20.2-M aid to El Niño-hit families in Bicol Region

The collective efforts of old community volunteers turned public servants and new community volunteers created a dynamic synergy in community development. This was proven by the community members of Barangay Baliuag Viejo in the town of Minalabac, Camarines Sur which formed the convergence of experienced wisdom and fresh energy that opened the door of transformative continue reading : Synergy of Old and New Community Volunteers in Empowerment

                          The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 5 (DSWD FO 5) participated the rollout of the Resilience-Based Participatory Community Appraisal (ReBPCA) on May 17, 2024, at Barangay Baybay, Tiwi, Albay. The ReBPCA is the first step of the structured conversation continue reading : DSWD Bicol upholds Community Resilience-Based Initiative in Tiwi, Albay

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) through the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS), in collaboration with Management Association of the Philippines (MAP), Waves for Water Organization Inc. (W4W Philippines), and Rotaract Club of Makati expanded its Clean Water Access Project in Presentacion, Camarines Sur from continue reading : DSWD KALAHI-CIDSS, partners join hands for Clean Water Project in Presentacion, Cam Sur

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 5 (DSWD FO 5) expressed support on the Bicol Resilience in Coastal Communities (BRICC) Project implementation during the Technical Advisory Group conference on May 15, 2024. Being prone to strong typhoons due to its location within the typhoon belt in the Philippines, the region experiences the continue reading : DSWD FO 5 upholds Disaster Resilience initiatives to coastal communities in the Bicol Region.