No ex-deal: Cebu City to ban use of 4Ps cash cards as loan collateral

Lyle Andales 08/02/2026

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…

₱12 baon to board passer: 4Ps graduate’s journey to stability

Chinky O. Rondina 03/28/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — With just P12 for daily allowance, Mary Portia Mae M. Uy, a 4Ps graduate, learned early how to survive on almost nothing and still find a way to give back. “Kanang dose pesos…

EXPLAINER: What does ‘self-sufficient’ mean under 4Ps?

Chinky O. Rondina 03/28/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — As thousands of families graduate from the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), many are classified under Level 3, or “self-sufficient” status, which reflects years of intervention, monitoring, and gradual improvement in a family’s…

House ‘working hard’ to push bill increasing 4Ps cash grants

Zacarian Sarao 02/01/2026

MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives is “working very hard” to pass a new bill that seeks to substantially increase the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) monthly cash grants for its beneficiaries. According to Majority Leader…

4Ps beneficiaries in Cebu, Bohol participate in ‘Gulayan sa Barangay’

Airam Limatog 01/30/2026

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…

Over 115,000 4Ps beneficiaries in Central Visayas to graduate from program

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 03/27/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A total of 115,729 household beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) in Central Visayas will soon graduate from the program, which is headed by the Department of Social Welfare and Development…

DSWD-7 : Nearly 30,000 4Ps beneficiaries in Central Visayas graduate from program

Futch Anthony Inso 11/19/2023

Some 29,919 out of the 75,331 households in the first batch of beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) have already reassessed as self sufficient and are ready to graduate from the program. These are the…

DSWD-7 doing over-the-counter payouts to 4Ps beneficiaries with no cash cards 

Futch Anthony Inso 10/01/2023

  LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD-7) is currently implementing over-the-counter (OTC) payout to Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries that have not yet received their cash card…

DSWD-7 extends deadline for ‘Lifeline Rate Subsidy Program’ to January 2024

Futch Anthony Inso 09/10/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu- The deadline for application for the “Lifeline Rate Subsidy Program” of the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD-7) has been extended to January 2024. This was confirmed by Kerwin Macopia,…

Pantawid graduate in Medellin tells why she is 1 of 74,152 beneficiaries taken off 4Ps list

Futch Anthony Inso 07/15/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — For nine years, Audrey Secuya, a 52-year-old solo parent from Medellin, Cebu, has been a beneficiary of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). She was enrolled in the program in 2014 after her…

DSWD: 470 beneficiaries from Carcar City graduate from 4Ps

Futch Anthony Inso 05/28/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu- A total of 470 Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries from Carcar City in south Cebu have already graduated, according to Assistant Secretary Ma. Evelyn Macapobre of the Department of Social Welfare and Development…

4Ps beneficiaries, DSWD personnel unharmed when armed men attacked Gov Roel Degamo

Doris C. Bongcac 03/05/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas  (DSWD-7) said that none of the beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) were harmed when armed men attacked Negros Oriental Governor…

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