PILAR, SORSOGON | July 16, 2026 — Without delay, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office V – Bicol Region mobilized its disaster response teams following the fire incident in Purok 5, Barangay Marifosque, Pilar, Sorsogon, delivering more than ₱77,000 worth of Food and Non Food Items (FNFIs) to affected families. The continue reading : DSWD Bicol Promptly Responds to Pilar Fire Incident; PHP77k Worth of Relief Items Delivered
𝐃𝐒𝐖𝐃 𝐁𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐥 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐬 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭-𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐞-𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝟒𝐏𝐬; 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐕𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐧
The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office V – Bicol Region through the City Operations Office of Legazpi City under the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program successfully conducted the Bene-bining 4Ps and Convergence Caravan at Legazpi City Convention Center on July 14, 2026. Headed by DSWD Bicol Regional Director Norman S. Laurio, in collaboration continue reading : 𝐃𝐒𝐖𝐃 𝐁𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐥 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐬 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭-𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐞-𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝟒𝐏𝐬; 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐕𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐧
Pangarap at Pagasa: Ang Pagtahak ng Isang Inang Lumalaban sa Kabila ng Kapansanan
Sa edad na 37, si Maricel B. Ludovice mula sa Barangay Sinagaran, Jovellar, Albay ay natutunan na ang tunay na lakas ay hindi nasusukat sa pagkakaroon ng kumpletong kamay o paa, kundi sa tapang na magpatuloy sa kabila ng mga pagsubok sa buhay. Ipinanganak si Maricel na may kapansanan. Ang ilan sa kanyang mga daliri continue reading : Pangarap at Pagasa: Ang Pagtahak ng Isang Inang Lumalaban sa Kabila ng Kapansanan
𝐃𝐒𝐖𝐃 𝐁𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝟏𝟕𝟐 𝐓𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐬, 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝟒𝐏𝐬 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲/𝐌𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐠𝐨𝐧
The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office V – Bicol Region – Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) successfully handed over 172 tablets to the City and Municipal Links of Sorsogon during its ceremonial distribution at the NGC Compound, Provincial Capitol, Sorsogon City, last June 30, 2026. Spearheaded by DSWD Bicol Regional Director Norman continue reading : 𝐃𝐒𝐖𝐃 𝐁𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝟏𝟕𝟐 𝐓𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐬, 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝟒𝐏𝐬 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲/𝐌𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐠𝐨𝐧
𝐃𝐒𝐖𝐃 𝐁𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝟐𝟐𝟓 𝐂/𝐌𝐋𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐓𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐒𝐮𝐫
As the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office V – Bicol Region – Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program continues its digitalization efforts, 225 City and Municipal Links from Clusters 2 and 3 in Camarines Sur I received their tablets during a ceremonial distribution at PAGCOR Building, Barangay Hibago, Ocampo, Camarines Sur on July 06, continue reading : 𝐃𝐒𝐖𝐃 𝐁𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝟐𝟐𝟓 𝐂/𝐌𝐋𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐓𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐒𝐮𝐫
𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗵𝗽 𝟮.𝟲 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝟱𝟴𝟬 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁-𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗮𝗿𝗮, 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗮! 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗮, 𝗔𝗹𝗯𝗮𝘆
LEGAZPI CITY – Filled with gratitude and a sense of fulfillment, 580 parent-beneficiaries of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Tara, Basa! Program gathered at the Daraga Covered Court on July 8, 2026, where they received their participation incentives after successfully completing the program’s 20-day Tutoring and Parenting Sessions. Implemented from May continue reading : 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗵𝗽 𝟮.𝟲 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝟱𝟴𝟬 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁-𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗮𝗿𝗮, 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗮! 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗮, 𝗔𝗹𝗯𝗮𝘆
Every Need Met, Every Tear Shared: DSWD Bicol’s Compassionate Assistance to Rapera Family
MOBO, MASBATE – In the quiet, rural fields of Masbate, life is measured by the harvest seasons. For the Rapera family, farming was not just a livelihood; it was an honest, simple life built on hard work and shared dreams. But in mid-2026, a sudden, unimaginable storm shook their world, turning a mistakenly ordinary ailment continue reading : Every Need Met, Every Tear Shared: DSWD Bicol’s Compassionate Assistance to Rapera Family
DSWD KALAHI-CIDSS gears up implementation of P2.99-billion Philippine Community Resilience Project in 53 Bicol towns
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through its Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) is rolling out the Panahon ng Pagkilos: Philippine Community Resilience Project (PCRP) in 53 municipalities in the Bicol Region with the commencement of Municipal Resilience Team (MResT) Organizational Meetings this July 2026. continue reading : DSWD KALAHI-CIDSS gears up implementation of P2.99-billion Philippine Community Resilience Project in 53 Bicol towns
No One is Left Without a Role in the Community
Some people think that work is just a means to make ends meet. But for Joanne Conche, a person with disability in Barangay Botinagan, Viga, Catanduanes, it has grown to something beyond what he once thought of. For him, it became an opportunity to recognize that each person is not measured by what he or continue reading : No One is Left Without a Role in the Community
DSWD KALAHI-CIDSS Capacitates 638 Field Implementers in Bicol for Philippine Community Resilience Project
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan–Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS), successfully concluded the Community Resilience Implementation Process (CRIP) Stage 1 and 2 Rollout Training for 638 Area Coordinating Team (ACT) members across the Bicol Region from June 7 until July 1, 2026. The training continue reading : DSWD KALAHI-CIDSS Capacitates 638 Field Implementers in Bicol for Philippine Community Resilience Project