The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 5 continues its recruitment for Listahanan or the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR), the country’s information system that identifies who and where the poor are nationwide. Interviews of applicants are conducted in six provincial offices of the department every Friday. The field office continue reading : DSWD Bicol continues pooling of applicants for Listahanan
Differently abled entreprenuer and her success
Fe B. Caraza, (right) an entrepreneur who finds success in business despite her disability. Her secret are love for family, caring and doing good deeds to people, and hard work. She put up a stall outside Naga City government office where she sells nutritious food like soya bread, milk, carrot juice, veggie meat, tokwa and continue reading : Differently abled entreprenuer and her success
The superwoman
Men and women with supernatural powers only exist in fiction. However, for some reasons you can encounter characters like them in real life. Everyday a hero is born but the way to becoming one is a bumpy ride. In a span of at least fifteen (15) hours, she prepares breakfast, lunch and dinner, neaten the continue reading : The superwoman
National training on gender-responsive governance and participatory gender audit held
The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office-Bicol Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, recently conducted National Training on Gender-Responsive Governance and Participatory Gender Audit in Legazpi City. The training aims to: a. increase the capacity of the field staff in applying technical skills in gender and wider knowledge on gender-responsive governance; b. enhance Gender and continue reading : National training on gender-responsive governance and participatory gender audit held
Families get new DSWD core houses
The Department of Social Welfare and Development Bicol headed by Director Arnel B. Garcia awarded the certificate of completion and acceptance of 50 core shelter units worth 3.5 million to family beneficiaries in Barangay Lamon, Goa, Camarines Sur on March 4, 2014. Mayor Antero Lim said that the local government of Goa purchased the lot continue reading : Families get new DSWD core houses
Dreams do happen
Christian Taglucop, 21, of Barangay Nipa, Palanas, Masbate, is a beneficiary of SGPPA of DSWD Pantawid Pamilya. Before, for him entering in college is impossible. But now, he said he will not waste the opportunity provided to him to continue his plan and attain the better future for his own and his family. ******** He continue reading : Dreams do happen
DSWD Bicol to hire 1,315 workers under its new program
Legazpi City─ The DSWD here will hire some 1,315 employees in preparation to the forthcoming implementation of the National Community-Driven Development Program (NCDDP), a scale-up of the successful implementation of Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) sometime this second quarter. Applications are now accepted for those who have background in continue reading : DSWD Bicol to hire 1,315 workers under its new program
The mighty rose
She bags and sifts gravel and sand. Even fills-up the hefty water drum. She shovels, mixes, pours, and spreads concrete. She smoothens and finishes freshly poured cement. Even carries hollow blocks one at a time. A routine she quickly acclimatized for over a month of exposure to these things. “Kaya talaga ng mga babae. Kung continue reading : The mighty rose
An SLP Success Story
Barangay Nazareno is a coastal barangay in the eastern side of San Pascual, Burias, one of the three islands of Masbate province. It is a fishing village which is accessible to land and sea transport. However, the only available land transport is the “habal-habal” or a one-sided motorcycle. One could also reach the place by continue reading : An SLP Success Story
Juana, ang Tatag mo ay Tatag Natin sa Pagbangon at Pagsulong!
The observance of International Women’s Day (IWD) is celebrated each year to recognize working women around the world. Pursuant to proclamation no.224 series of 1988 declares the first week of March each year as Women’s Week and March 8 as Women’s Rights and International Peace Day. Proclamation no. 227 series of 1998 provided for the continue reading : Juana, ang Tatag mo ay Tatag Natin sa Pagbangon at Pagsulong!