Residents representing San Vicente, Camarines Norte topped the other four (4) groups and were declared as the grand winner of DSWD’s first-ever flash drama contest, dubbed as Teatro ng Pagbabago, last September 4, 2015 at Pacific Mall, Legazpi City.

The five artists from San Vicente comprised of Elenita Orbista, Cristina Robles, Caselyn Peralta, Ruel Peralta and Jobert Robles, impressed the judges with their amazing performance matched with their true story on how Kapit- Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) program helped a family and the community transcend poverty through a skills development training and a sea wall project, both funded through Kalahi-CIDSS. The said group also received a cash prize of P15,000.

The towns of Caramoan and Magallanes were the first runner-up and second runner-up and received P10,000 and P5,000, respectively. The other participating groups were from municipalities of Bula and Viga.

San Vicente also received special awards namely, best stage presentation, best story, best actor for Ruel Peralta and best actress for Elenita Orbista.

The Teatro ng Pababago Contest is part of DSWD’s advocacy efforts to promote the gains of Kalahi-CIDSS beneficiaries through a ten-minute play with five characters. It aims to laymanize the program in a theater play.

“We will mobilize these groups to take part in our advocacy efforts to promote the stories of communities empowered by Kalahi-CIDSS and make others appreciate the program,” Dir. Garcia said.

Kalahi-CIDSS is a DSWD program that seeks to help alleviate poverty through community-driven development (CDD).