VICTORIA FAMILY ***** The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office V has recently conducted the 2014 Search for Huwarang Pantawid Pamilya. Started in 2010, the activity aims to recognize the contribution of the families in complying with the set of conditions under the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program. The Victoria Family of Buhi, Camarines Sur continue reading : DSWD Bicol Recognizes Pantawid Pamilya Huwaran Families of Camarines Sur, Masbate and Catanduanes

Suzan and her family almost died in 1995. They even lost their home after that fateful day in November 2, 1995. It was raining for over a week before Typhoon Rosing swept away their house leaving it in rubbles. Suzan clearly remembered how they dealt with the sudden surge of water and ran for their continue reading : Suzan’s Relief

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 5 has turned-over checks and tool kits to fisher folk’s volunteers under the project Team Balikatan Rescue and Emergency (TeamBRE) last September 18, 2014 in Sarung Banggui Resort, Sto. Domingo Albay. In a simple ceremonial program, 25 fishermen volunteers received checks amounting to P 12, 805 continue reading : DSWD Project TeamBRE gives support to fisher folks

About 8,000 essential kits worth 4, 670, 000 and 734, 273.93 food items were turned-over to the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO) by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Regional Office here. The said assistance will be given to the displaced families of Mt.Mayon’s impending eruption. Governor Salceda praised DSWD for continue reading : DSWD Bicol extends 5.4 million in financial aid to Albay Province

Mt. Mayon is on Alert level 3 status which means that there is relatively high level of unrest and a hazardous eruption is possible within weeks. About 10, 546 families from the towns of Malilipot, Daraga, Camalig, Guinobatan and Sto. Domingo is to be affected. Albay Governor Joey Salceda has ordered forced evacuation of families continue reading : DSWD 5 prepares for the impending eruption of Mayon Volcano

“Gusto ko maging guro paglaki ko. Ngunit paano? Ako ay isang lumpo”. ( I want to be a teacher when I grow up. But how can I? I am crippled.) Ana Mae claimed. Anna Mae Laguerta, 10 years old from Barangay Masinas, Sorsogon City was born to be a normal and a healthy baby, the continue reading : A Girl’s Dream

Laurente is utterly poor and several persons can attest to this. Teresita lived through the pains of indigence. She lived in a community with profuse natural endowments but few opportunities. As a fish vendor, she even traveled to other villages to increase her sales. She usually carried a bucketful of fish and sometimes traversed a continue reading : The women who changed Laurente

Primo Pinoy, Jr. of Barangay Malama, Ligao City was recently awarded as the 2014 Regional Exemplary Child of Pantawid Pilipino Program. The award was given by the Department of Social Welfare and Development to recognize children of Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries who are compliant with the program’s conditionalities and advocate/harness support from different stakeholders. The search continue reading : Primo Pinoy of Ligao Conferred as the 2014 Regional Exemplary Child

A tripartite agreement on greening program has been forged between DSWD,DENR and SM FOUNDATION INC.(SMFI) last Sept.3, 2014 in SM City Naga. The program dubbed as “Grow a Million Trees” hopes to create a healthier and clean surroundings and to help provide sustainable livelihood opportunities to the people in the area. This also bring together continue reading : DSWD-DENR-SM Foundation Inc. inks MOA on greening program

Legazpi City–            The Department of Social Welfare and Development Bicol have completed the special validation for the Social Pension and Modified Conditional Cash Transfer Program for Families in Need of Special Protection (MCCT-FNSP) program. Some 10,643 social pensioners and 472 MCCT beneficiaries all over the region were validated through house to house interviews. “The distance continue reading : SOCPEN, MCCT Special Validation Completed