The first regional general assembly for DSWD Field Office 5 staff was held last May 27-31, 2013 at Albay Astrodome, Legazpi City. With 1,275 employees in attendance, the activity aimed to encourage the staff to work as one of the achievement of the department’s thrust and priorities. The activity also serves as a venue to continue reading : DSWD FO 5 HOLDS REGIONAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY

The Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS), a multi-funded project of Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), will complete the construction of total 215 community projects this year aiding 2,051 communities. Covering municipalities in all provinces of Bicol, Kalahi-CIDSS provides poverty-reduction projects to address local needs in the poorest continue reading : 215 Community-Identified Services to be Completed under CDD Project

The DSWD Regional Office No. V has denied issuing registration forms, recruiting, conducting community assemblies and announcing payouts for the alleged new Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program beneficiaries in the fourth district of Camarines Sur. In a statement released to the media, DSWD Regional Director Arnel Garcia said that the registration forms that were reportedly circulated in the municipalities of continue reading : DSWD Denies Issuing Registration Forms, Recruiting And Conducting Payouts For Alleged New Pantawid Pamilya Beneficiaries

Emphasizing on preventive measures during the construction of community infrastructures under the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) project, a training on Construction Safety Training was conducted last May 6-10, 2013 in Sto. Domingo, Albay. The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has partnered with the Department of Labor continue reading : Construction Safety Training Boosts Safety and Health Education in CDD Projects

A Katutubo caravan was held recently in a tribal community at Barangay Osmeña, Jose Panganiban, Camarines Norte where hundreds of “Kabihugs” unmindful of the strong summer heat trek the hills of Barangay Osmeña in order to join the activity. These “Kabihugs” belong to the “Agta”, the generic term used in Bicol to refer to the continue reading : KATUTUBO CARAVAN HELD

Mt.Mayon erupted which PHIVOLCS described as steam driven ash explosion 8:OO in the morning of May 7, 2013 , no reported tremors declaring volcanic activity as alert level zero. The explosion affected three groups of mountaineers totaling to 27 persons who were on the volcano at the time of the explosion. There were reported 5 dead casualties-4 continue reading : DSWD Field Office V Update on Volcanic Eruption

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon “Dinky” Juliano-Soliman strongly emphasized that the citizens are crucial to the pursuit of progress. She made this point as she talked about how the Community-Driven Development (CDD) approach can operationalize “inclusive growth” during the signing of the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Albay Governor Joey continue reading : COMMUNITIES KEY TO DEVELOPMENT – SOLIMAN

After the barangay assembly, chosen volunteers from Brgy. Bitano, Legazpi City were oriented about Kalahi-CIDSS last April 18, 2013 at the Ibalong Centrum for Recreation. Donna Osial [left], a DSWD staff, discusses their roles and responsibilities as volunteers in the project. From the coverage of rural barangays, Kalahi-CIDSS has now expanded to the urban setting continue reading : Legazpeños Attend First Kalahi-CIDSS Community Assembly

The Department of Social Welfare and Development, Field Office V released a total of P7.7 M to 110 families in Lagonoy, Camarines Sur who were either found to be vulnerable to disaster or those who are up to the present are unable to restore their damaged houses. The family beneficiaries are from Barangays Bocogan, Kinahulugan, continue reading : MORE CORE SHELTER UNITS TO RISE IN CAMARINES SUR

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) will be signing a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Albay Governor Joey Sarte Salceda in Legazpi City on April 24, 2013 for the pilot testing of the enhancement of provincial local government unit (PLGU) engagement in Kapit-Bisig continue reading : DSWD, DILG TO INK MOA WITH ALBAY ON PROVINCIAL CDD IMPLEMENTATION