Isinagawa ng Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office V – Bicol Region, sa pangunguna ni Director Norman S. Laurio, ang ikalawang yugto ng 3TI o “Tamang Tulong sa Tamang Impormasyon” campaign sa bayan ng Ocampo, Camarines Sur, noong Hulyo 3, 2025, bilang bahagi ng mas pinaigting na...

Entering the world of community development and volunteerism might be intimidating, particularly for a young person with little experience. Efrel Joy Papa, a 24-year-old community volunteer from Barangay Buga in Libon, Albay, braved the unknown for the rewarding service when she joined the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD)...

LEGAZPI CITY, BICOL—Regional Director Norman S. Laurio of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office V – Bicol Region visited the Project LAWA at BINHI sites on June 18, 2025, underscoring his strong support for community-led agricultural initiatives. During his visit, RD Laurio personally inspected the rehabilitated...

Life is rarely easy. We may face hardships of different kinds and degrees, but hardship is a language we all understand. Engr. Jojo B. Bacsa speaks that language fluently. The fourth of seven children born to Jovita and Romeo Bacsa of Baras, Catanduanes, he is also the first in his...

Legazpi City, Bicol — With a firm commitment to enhance disaster response operations in the Bicol Region, the Disaster Response Management Division (DRMD) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office V – Bicol Region successfully conducted its 2nd Quarterly Meeting on June 26, 2025 at E...

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) provided orientation on Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) Kapangyarihan at Kaunlaran sa Barangay – Community-Driven Development (KKB-CDD) to Local Government Unit (LGU) of Cawayan in Masbate on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. The event served...

“Salamat sa 4Ps, nakaya namin.” Isa lamang ito sa mga katagang madalas marinig ng ating mga Angels in Red Vests mula sa mga benepisyaryo—mga salitang binitiwan din ng Pamilyang Luna mula sa Barangay Mabalodbalod, Tigaon, Camarines Sur. Ayon sa ilaw ng tahanan na si Venus Luna, hindi naging madali ang...

LEGAZPI CITY, ALBAY — A total of 2,644 partner-beneficiaries across eight municipalities in the Bicol Region received their compensation under the first batch of payouts for Project LAWA at BINHI held from June 16 to June 24, 2025, through the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office V...