Iyagan is the farthest of Baao’s 30 barangays which can only be reached through another town, Ocampo. It is naturally furnished with 107 hectares of arable land where most of the households get their income from rice farming. But economic growth comes slow in Iyagan due to lack of facilities in the community. During the continue reading : Residents of farthest Baao village claim better road access

The DSWD Field Office 5 conducted press conferences in all six (6) provinces of Bicol to share the success stories of its beneficiaries and the latest updates on its programs and services. The schedules of the press conference per province were as follows: Albay—May 12 Catanduanes—May 14 Sorsogon—May 19 Masbate—May 21 Camarines Sur—June 4 Camarines continue reading : DSWD beneficiaries face local media in press conference

“Salubungan, a public- private parthership model, the new government’s Accelerated and Sustainable Anti-Poverty Program (ASAPP) was launched in Camarines Sur last May 6. ASAPP is an inter-agency support which aims to reduce poverty in multiple dimension through the creation of sustainable meployment, tap the skills and resources of the poor in enabling private enterprise to continue reading : New Government Anti-Poverty Alleviation Program Launched

Helen Lorilla is motivated to help others. “Ang serbisyo, long life; ang kwarta madali mawara (service lasts for lifetime while money perishes instantly), she said. As a mother of seven children and an owner of an upholstery shop in Balinad, Daraga, she still manages to apportion a part of her time as a volunteer in continue reading : The motivation of a Bicolano volunteer

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

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

DSWD 5 – A four day training of trainers on Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) was held recently at Bituon Beach Resort, Mobo, Masbate. Funded by World Bank, the training program was focused on the discussion of the Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) and Behavior Change Communication. This will form part of the Enhanced Family continue reading : PILOT LGUs in Masbate Trained on WASH Program

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

The poor village of Iyagan in Baao, Camarines Sur worked hard for their first concrete access road. The 1.71 km pathway was completed in 2013 and since then, everyone in the community is reaping the benefits of what they sacrificed for. Necita Mesa, a housewife with three children, was one of the residents who built continue reading : A housewife learns the basics of construction