According to John Legend, an American singer-songwriter, “Experience is a great teacher.” This is true because through experience, we learn new knowledge and skills. For Verde Jalimao, she takes pride of her four (4) years of experience as a community volunteer of the Department of Social Welfare and Development Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive continue reading : A woman’s four years of experience in volunteerism creates impact in the community

Angels in Red Vest of the DSWD Provincial Operations Office in Camarines Norte receive four (4) boxes of donated toys from SM Daet last 14 January 2022 through the donation drive organized by DSWD Field Office V for the victims of Super Typhoon (STY) Odette. The Share-a-Toy Campaign under the SM Share Movement and The continue reading : DSWD FO V’s Donation Drive for STY Odette Victims include Donations of Toys from SM Daet

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Sustainable Livelihood Program(SLP) opened the Bigasang Barangay at Brgy. Masalongsalong, Mercedes, Camarines Norte on 16 February 2022. Present in the activity were the Barangay Local Government Unit (BLGU)/Municipal Local Government Unit (MLGU) Representatives, SLP Program participants, and DSWD employees. The project was under the Microenterprise Development-Seed Capital Fund continue reading : SLPA in Camarines Norte opens rice retailing business

  When the pandemic broke-out in 2020, immediate assistance both monetary and food, were needed. Among the most affected by the pandemic were the working class and the marginalized. After lifting the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ), only areas with a high number of positive cases were placed under granular lockdown. Since 2020, DSWD Bicol was continue reading : DSWD Bicol continuously provides relief augmentation to COVID-19 affected communities

With businesses closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of people lost their precious jobs. One of the families who were gravely affected by the pandemic was the family of Regine Visto, 24, a mother of two (2) daughters. According to Regine, this created a severe impact on her family in which her husband, Ian continue reading : A family’s journey to a new and better life

Legaspi City- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office V through the National Household Targeting Section (NHTS) announced that the third round of Listahanan validation and finalization phase is nearing its completion. DSWD Regional Director Leo L. Quintilla said that as of January 20, 2022, the encoding and verification activities of the continue reading : DSWD-FOV Listahanan 3 nears its completion

Legazpi City- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office V through the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) recommences the encoding activities of the remaining validated Household Assessment Forms (HAFs) to finish the Listahanan 3 validation and finalization phase. A total of fifty (50) encoding staff are being engaged to continue reading : DSWD FOV continues Listahanan activities to finish the database of the poor families in Bicol

One hundred seventy-two (172) families under the Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-asa (BP2) program received assistance amounting to PHP 15,265,000.00 from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 5 on December 28-29, 2021 in Camarines Sur. The payout was conducted in five (5) municipalities: (1) Caramoan with 83 beneficiaries, (2) Iriga City with continue reading : DSWD provides P15 million assistance to BP2 families in Cam Sur

                  Legazpi City– DSWD Bicol allocated a total of 11,000 Family Food Packs (FFPs) as relief augmentation to the survivors of TY Odette in Southern Leyte. Due to logistical limitations, the goods are being delivered in batches. Initially, Field Office (FO) V sent 1,000 FFPs last Saturday, continue reading : DSWD Bicol sends relief augmentation to Southern Leyte