DSWD-SLP turns over 78 units of ‘PEDICAB’ to LPOD SLP assoc The turnover ceremony of “pedicab” to the program participants from Brgy. Poblacion, Libamanan, Camarines Sur. Seventy-eight (78) units of pedicab were given to members of Libmanan Padyak Operators and Drivers (LPOD) Sustainable Livelihood Program Association (SLPA) through the Department of Social Welfare and Development continue reading : DSWD-SLP turns over 78 units of ‘PEDICAB’ to LPOD SLP assoc

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (DSWD Kalahi-CIDSS) allocated PhP141,768,300.00 worth of community projects to the 15 municipalities of Bicol Region in response to the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic. According to Regional Director Arnel Garcia, the 15 municipalities were selected based on continue reading : DSWD Kalahi-CIDSS identifies 15 municipalities in Bicol under DROP

Legazpi City— The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Bicol resumes its encoding and verification activities as part of the Listahanan 3 household assessment in the region. DSWD Regional Director Arnel Garcia said that as of June 9, the agency has encoded 43% or 483,475 Household Assessment Forms (HAFs) out of the 1,104,325 assessed continue reading : DSWD resumes Listahanan activities to finish the database of poor in Bicol

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (DSWD Kalahi-CIDSS) activated the Disaster Response Operations Procedure (DROP) to respond to the impact of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) crisis. The DROP was triggered by Proclamation No. 922, declaring a State of Public Health Emergency to facilitate continue reading : DSWD Kalahi-CIDSS shifts to DROP implementation

The 114 Local Government Units (LGUs) of the Bicol Region successfully completed the distribution for the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) of DSWD last May 10, 2020. All 772,287 targeted poor families were served with the 5,000Php emergency cash subsidy given per qualified family amounting to 3,861,435,000.00. It can be recalled that last April 8, all continue reading : DSWD FOV Completes SAP Distribution for April for Non-CCT, Post-Validation Now On-going

Steadfast to the commitment to serve with utmost fairness and transparency, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 05’s Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) wasted no time in addressing ineligibility complaints and reports. The Field Office’s Grievance Redress Unit of the 4Ps, has received 17 ineligibility complaints from March to April 2020. continue reading : DSWD Bicol, delists ineligible 4Ps beneficiaries in the region

Exhibiting transparency and efficient service to the Bicolano communities, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 5 has begun publishing the names of the recipients of the emergency cash subsidy under Social Amelioration Program (SAP) within the Bicol region. Starting this May 12, the names of the SAP recipients can be easily continue reading : DSWD Bicol begins to publish April 2020 SAP recipients under 4Ps

In spite of the fear of contracting the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), the frontliners have continuously provided services such as healthcare, food, security and social services to ensure the protection of the population. Sadly, these frontliners are experiencing harassment, violence and discrimination from people who see them as possible carriers of the virus. This prompted the continue reading : FAR BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY

DSWD is being held up as object of ridicule and thoughtless bashing in the social media today parallel to its implementation of the Social Amelioration Program (SAP). Most of these heedless comments and posts coming from netizens stem from obvious misinformation and false attribution to the Department of the mandated functions of the Local Government continue reading : DSWD clarifies issues on its alleged unfair SAP selection and validation

To some, the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) is a luxury, but to many, a misery. Many Filipino families are in the most difficult situation right now because of the declaration of the ECQ that caused them to temporarily lose their jobs which means that they have also lost their means to provide for the basic continue reading : Finding hope in Adversity