In a simple and peaceful island barangay of Chico, Cawayan, Masbate, lives a woman who dream of a simple contented life, work hard and earn a living for the family. Life in a place like Chico Island is hard considering that the income of the residents is derive mainly on marine products. The weather condition continue reading : A success story of Rosemarie Lucido

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Bicol through Listahanan is set to conduct a special validation on its Social Pension and Modified Conditional Cash Transfer (MCCT) program this month. “The purpose of special validation is to verify the poverty status of the social pension recipients who are not registered in the database and ensure continue reading : DSWD Bicol to conduct special validation for aid programs

  Dir. Arnel B. Garcia of DSWD Field Office V together with Mayor Jeanette R. Bernaldez of Bato, Camarines Sur during the inauguration of concrete pathway in Brgy. Agos last April 3, 2014. This was implemented through the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS), one of the poverty-reduction projects of continue reading : Bato village in Camarines Sur inaugurates Kalahi-CIDSS project

Leonor de Dios, 48, of Barangay San Pataleon, Magarao, Camarines Sur, collect empty cans, bottles and other recyclable materials to contribute to the “Basura ko, Tulong ko” project in their community, in order to earn cash and use it to help other poor families. ***** Recycling is one of the best ways to care for continue reading : Basura ko, tulong ko!

Nora Mayao, a housewife and a sari-sari store owner of Brgy. San Roque, Caramoan in the province of Camarines Sur, is one of the 21,655 volunteers of Kalahi-CIDSS who learned to manage community projects. In October 2013, their water system (level II) was inaugurated which is being benefited by 163 households in the said barangay. continue reading : It’s never too late to be a leader

The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 5 has convened the Municipal/City Social Welfare Officers in the provinces of Camarines Sur and Masbate yesterday at Kanzo Hall, Legazpi City. Social Pension Focal Person, Lloyd Lara said that the department updates the Local Government Unit (LGU) for the new guidelines particularly the general provision continue reading : DSWD 5 updates LGU implementers on the SOCPEN Program

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

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

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

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