Marissa M. Peste of DSWD Bicol wins Nat’l Search for Exemplary Government Social Worker

Marissa Moron Paeste, Social Welfare Officer III of DSWD FOV is among the six social workers who won in the search for Exemplary Government Registered Social Worker engaged in Typhoon Yolanda. Sponsored by Consuelo Foundation and the Council for the Welfare of the Children (CWC), the awarding ceremony was held at Manila Hotel last April continue reading : Marissa M. Peste of DSWD Bicol wins Nat’l Search for Exemplary Government Social Worker

BRAVING THE TRAIL

For a family that is poverty stricken, their primary concerns is what to eat and how they will survive for the coming days. Maricel Aguilar’s family is one among them. They are from Barangay Busing, a coastal barangay of San Pascual, Masbate whose main source of livelihood is farming and fishing. Mario earns P100 per continue reading : BRAVING THE TRAIL

DSW, LGU Donsol and beach resort owners inks MOU on Sustainable Livelihood of Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries

In order to provide a sustainable livelihood to Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries in Donsol, Sorsogon, the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office V formalized partnership through a memorandum of understanding with the local government unit of Donsol and six Department of Tourism accredited beach resorts namely; Elysa, Vitton, Woodland, Dancalan, Amar Farm and AGM continue reading : DSW, LGU Donsol and beach resort owners inks MOU on Sustainable Livelihood of Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries

DSWD trains thousands of Bicolanos on project proposal making

DSWD targets to train more than 7,000 residents on project proposal making as part of the Project Development Workshop (PDW) conducted through Kalahi-CIDSS (Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services). The said training started last March and will end this April in 88 municipalities and 2,490 communities are the recipients of the continue reading : DSWD trains thousands of Bicolanos on project proposal making

DSWD FOV honest security guard returned P1.18M worth of money to Prieto Diaz, Sorsogon

Security personnel of Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office V was commended for his exemplary honesty when he returned a plastic envelope full of money amounting to P1.188M (P330,000 cheque and P858,000 cash) to its owner—local government unit of Prieto Diaz, Sorsogon. Noel L. Lorilla of Urduja Security Services Incorporated recovered the money continue reading : DSWD FOV honest security guard returned P1.18M worth of money to Prieto Diaz, Sorsogon

DSWD holds 3rd Joint WB-ADB-DFAT Implementation Support Mission in Bicol

Legazpi City–The key officials of the national government agencies (NGAs) and DSWD’s development partners visited two towns in Bicol for the Third Implementation Support Mission last April 9, 2015 to look into the enhancements of Kalahi-CIDSS program of DSWD. Members of World Bank, Asian Development Bank (ADB) together with the National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) and continue reading : DSWD holds 3rd Joint WB-ADB-DFAT Implementation Support Mission in Bicol