The Department of Social Welfare and Development Bicol spearheaded the 43rd Nutrition Month Culminating Activity in partnership with the National Nutrition Council, National Commission on Indigenous Peoples and the Local Government Unit of Iriga last July 21-22, 2017 at the Organic Agricultural Learning Farm, San Agustin, Iriga City. Fifty (50) malnourished children from the Iliyan continue reading : DSWD BICOL HOLDS 43rd NUTRITION MONTH CULMINATING ACTIVITY

Barangay Matacla, Goa, Cam. Sur – Pumapaibayo sa bakuran ng Matacla Elementary School (MES) sa Goa, Camarines Sur ang mga hampas ng martilyo. Ngayon, si Elmer Obias, ang kanilang leader, ay nakangiti habang nakikinita ang pagtatapos ng proyekto. Mataas ang kisame nitong mga bagong silid, may mga bintana ito na malugod na binabati ang liwanag continue reading : Mga Gintong Latak ng Kakaibang Yaman

Patapos na ang ginagawang household assessment ng DSWD sa tatlong libo, anim na daan at tatlong (3,603) kabahayan sa rehiyong Bicol. Ayon kay DSWD Regional Director Arnel B. Garcia,ang assessment na ito na nagsimula noong Abril ay pagpapatuloy lamang sa ginawang pagsusuri sa mga sambahayan sa buong rehiyon. Matatandaang nagkaroon ng malawakang surbey noong Abril continue reading : Assessment sa 3, 603 na kabahayan sa Bicol, patapos na ayon sa DSWD

Brgy. Matacla, Goa, Cam. Sur – One could trace on his face the marks of courage despite physical limitations. His hands are adorned by calluses wrought by hard labor. But even though his wrinkled smile marks his struggles, deep gratitude still stands out. Elmer Obias, 47 of Goa, Camarines Sur is an active community volunteer continue reading : PWD volunteer redefines limits through converging co-village folks to build classrooms

Legazpi City—The enlistment for the educational assistance for the province of Albay will be done at the local government units (LGUs) on June 19-23, 2017. College students who are residents of Albay should go directly to their respective local social welfare and development offices (LSWDOs) located at the municipal/city halls to get enlisted on the continue reading : Enlistment for Educational Assistance in Albay

Virac, Catanduanes – One of the oldest community volunteers of DSWD Kalahi-CIDSS shared his challenges and experiences during the completion of a sub-project in his barangay during the media forum here last June 8, 2017. Pedro Cabrera, 78, of Brgy. Maculiw, Panganiban, Catanduanes is a volunteer who helped his barangay to construct a drainage system continue reading : Elderly volunteer shares experience in media forum

Daet, Camarines Norte—DSWD leads in the launching of the Strategic Helpdesk for Information, Education, Livelihood and other Developmental Interventions (SHIELD) project against child labor in Bicol together with three pilot municipalities last June 6, 2017 at Calaguas Gateway, Hotel. DSWD Regional Dir. Arnel Garcia, Dir. Thelsa P. Biolena of DSWD Central Office, Jose Panganiban Mayor continue reading : DSWD and partners launch SHIELD project against child labor in Bicol

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office V in partnership with the Local Government Unit recently conducted a 4-day session on Youth Personality Development to increase the number of enrollees of Out-of-School Youth (OSY) in Barangay San Jose, Pilar Sorsogon. The session aims to help the OSYs and other disadvantaged youth to become continue reading : DSWD helps OSY return school

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Region V continues the distribution of the Emergency Shelter Assistance (ESA) to households in Bicol ravaged by Typhoon Nina in December 2016. As of May 16, DSWD Region V had already distributed an initial payment of P5,000.00 each to 27,257 of the 53,244 totally damaged households. ESA is continue reading : DSWD Region V continues distribution of emergency shelter assistance to Typhoon Nina-hit households

Anyone on earth wants to own a safe home with a happy family inside. But fate never seems to favor everyone. The Soquino family used to live in a makeshift house made out of anahaw roof and plywood walls before Typhoon Glenda reduced this flimsy abode into rubbles in 2014. Consequently, they received a tent continue reading : Tent woman builds classrooms for village