MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The definition of indigency should not be based solely on income but should also take into account a person’s circumstances. Senator Francis ‘Chiz’ Escudero said there is a need to push for a…
Beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) would be barred from using their cash cards as collateral for loans under a proposed ordinance that seeks to curb what its author described as the growing exploitation of…
Families included in the latest list of potential Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries in Cebu and Bohol must first undergo eligibility verification before they can enroll, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office…
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Households identified as potential beneficiaries of the government’s Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) in Cebu and Bohol have been urged to prepare documents ahead of registration, the Department of Social Welfare and Development…
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — To improve food security, the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD-7) implemented gardening initiatives for Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries under the “Gulayan sa Barangay” Program. Under the…
MANILA, Philippines – Citing reported abuses plaguing the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), Sen. Erwin Tulfo on Sunday urged the government to scrap the program and provide its beneficiaries with capital for their livelihood instead. The senator…
BAGUIO CITY – Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) – Cordillera Director Maria Aplaten on Friday encouraged beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) to fully utilize the assistance they receive to improve their lives and…
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) plans to add 1,184,768 households to the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), its flagship antipoverty initiative. According to spokesperson Irene Dumlao, over 400,000 households have already…
MANILA, Philippines — Budget Secretary Amenah “Mina” F. Pangandaman has approved the creation of 4,265 positions across various Field Offices of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to support the implementation of the Pantawid Pamilyang…
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will seriously consider a suggestion to provide rice, rather than cash, to recipients of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). Department of Agriculture (DA) Usec. Roger Navarro revealed this in…
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu- A Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiary from Canbantug, Argao, landed as top 3 in the September 2023 Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET). Marichu Abregana, a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education (BEED) graduate…
MANILA, Philippines — One of the topnotchers of the November 2023 Licensure Examination for Midwives is a former “monitored child” under the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). DSWD…
