Legazpi City- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Region V conducts simultaneous registration of the Listahanan-identified poor households as beneficiaries of the Unconditional Cash Transfer (UCT) program in all local government units (LGUs) in Bicol Region. “The poor households identified by Listahanan were the results of the validation conducted in the first semester continue reading : DSWD-Bicol registers indigent households for cash subsidy program

Planning or deciding for yourself is a difficult task to do. How about the weight people carry on their hands in planning, budgeting and implementing projects to fulfill the needs or solve problems of the community as well as the country? Making the right choices is not decided by one person or a group of continue reading : A people-centered town beyond Community Driven Development

Legazpi City- DSWD warns the public against text messages circulating from an impostor of Regional Director Arnel Garcia asking for cellphone load, money and booking hotels and catering services. The first case was reported directly to Dir. Garcia last August 11, 2018 by his colleague, Regional Director Evelyn Macapobre of DSWD Central Visayas who clarified continue reading : DSWD: Beware of fake Dir. Garcia as text scammer

Legazpi City—The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Region V conducted a two-day dialogue with family court judges in Bicol about adoption last August 8-9, 2018 at Casablanca Hotel. The Protective Services Division through the Adoption Resource and Referral Section (ARRS) discussed the domestic and inter-country adoption process to the court social workers, clerk continue reading : DSWD consults family court judges on adoption

Ocampo, Camarines Sur – “Naranasan ko na tumawid ng ilog na hanggang leeg ang tubig dahil sa kailangan ko bumili ng gamot para sa asawa kong mayroong sakit (I have experienced crossing the river with flood rising to neck level because I have to buy medicine for my sick husband),” Leony Fraginal, 63, community volunteer continue reading : Overcoming near-death experience through Bayanihan

Legazpi City – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Bicol completed the validation of poor households under the Listahanan for inclusion in the government’s Unconditional Cash Transfer Program (UCT). DSWD Regional Director Arnel Garcia said that from the 147, 486 target households in the region, 124,374 has been validated and updated their family continue reading : DSWD Bicol completes validation; sets registration of 89,639 poor households for cash subsidy program

Legazpi City—The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Region V will start its payout of the PhP2,400 under its Unconditional Cash Transfer (UCT) Program to 195,107 indigent senior citizens as its target beneficiaries in Bicol. There will be a simultaneous payout tomorrow (July 14) in different towns in Catanduanes, Albay, Sorsogon, Camarines Norte and continue reading : UCT payout commences for indigent senior citizens in Bicol tomorrow

                    The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) through the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) officially opens the Gubat Pantawid Pamilya Pilipino Program (4Ps) Bigasan Association, last June 03, 2018 at Brgy. Gubat, Daet, Camarines Norte. The activity was graced and attended by Rev. Fr. Edgar continue reading : 42 SLP program participants open rice retailing business in Daet

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Kapit Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (DSWD Kalahi-CIDSS) Region 5 achieved 1,631 community sub-projects in 68 municipalities with a grant of PhP 2,738,747,799.68 from Asian Development Bank (ADB). The table below shows the breakdown of ADB grant to implement different modes continue reading : DSWD Kalahi-CIDSS Region 5 completes 1,631 ADB funded sub-projects; to conduct capacity building activities

An intense fear grips to a mother senses, as the rain poured heavily and the winds grew stronger battering their defenseless home. She hurriedly packed their things to move out to a safer place. They left their house and sought for stronger and larger place to get away from danger. This is always the state continue reading : Disaster turns into a blessing