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

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office V recently celebrates its’ 66th foundation anniversary with theme: “DSWD@66th: May Malasakit” held at Legazpi City Convention Center. The anniversary underscore’s the DSWD’s commitment to render social services to the marginalized sectors of the society regardless of political or religious beliefs and gender orientation. Regional Director Arnel B. continue reading : DSWD Bicol celebrates its 66th foundation anniversary

The Department of Social Welfare and Development spearheads the observance of 2017 Adoption and Consciousness Week Celebration from February 11-19, 2017. As a kick-off activity, a launching program was conducted earlier today at DILG Hall, Legazpi City which was participated by member agencies of Regional Sub-Committee for the Welfare of Children (RSCWC), Civil Society Organizations continue reading : DSWD kicks off Adoption Consciousness Week Celebration in Bicol

Legazpi City—The DSWD Regional Office was selected as the pioneer testing ground for a communications satellite project made possible through the partnership of the Philippine Government and the United Kingdom Space Agency to establish a reliable and stable mobile and data connection within the first 24 hours after disasters. The said project will be implemented continue reading : UK Space Agency launches pioneer communications satellite project in Bicol

Aside from relief augmentation and technical assistance to local government units during disaster operations, DSWD will also augment in a form of funding support to all municipalities with existing Kalahi-CIDSS program in line with the early recovery efforts in Bicol to areas damaged by Typhoon Nina. From 2014 to 2019, Bicol has been allocated 4.1 continue reading : Kalahi-CIDSS aids Typhoon Nina early recovery efforts in Bicol