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4PS BENEFICIARIES ATTEND FARMERS TRAINING PROGRAM
Thursday 16th of May 2013
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, May 16 (PIA6) -- Fifty beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program in Murcia, this province, availed themselves of the Kabalikat sa Kabuhayan (KSK) farmers training program of the SM Foundation Inc.
Municipal Link Grace Barsabal said the Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries were part of the 124 farmers and agriculture students who underwent a three-month training on farming at the Lux Mundi Farm School in Hacienda Binitin in Murcia since January.
“The Kabalikat sa Kabuhayan (KSK) program of SM Foundation Inc. has been going on since 2006 but this is the first time they partnered with the Department of Social Welfar...
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19Apr2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 19 (PIA) -- Beneficiaries of the national government’s Conditional Cash Transfer are assured of assistance from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). DTI 12 regional director Ibrahim Guiamadel recently confirmed their agency’s commitment to teach CCT recipients how to put but their own businesses. The commitment came after the call of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 12 ...
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17Apr2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 17 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development – 12 and its partners are forging a collaboration in poverty alleviation program in line with continuing efforts to address needs of indigent families in Soccsksargen. In a forum in Glan, Sarangani recently DSWD 12 and various regional line agencies drafted a memorandum of understanding (MOU), particularly to uplift the economic conditions of poo...
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17Apr2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 17 (PIA) -- Beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program in Soccsksargen Region have recently been provided access social insurance via a collaboration between the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 12 and the Social Security System (SSS) Brendo Belmonte, accounts management section head of SSS Koronadal Branch recently briefed over a thousand 4Ps beneficiaries here and about 250 from nearby Banga...
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04Apr2013ILOILO CITY, April 4 (PIA6) -- The Aquino government is putting high premium in social protection programs as part of its thrust of spending on right priorities. Budget Secretary Florencio Abad in a press conference in Iloilo City, April 3, bared that for this year, the government has earmarked P44 billion for the Pantawid Pamilya, targeting four million beneficiaries. “In 2010, we had only P10 billion for 4Ps with one million beneficiaries,” Abad said. Abad said for the first time, g...
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01Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 1 (PIA) -- An African proverb says that it takes a village to raise a child. But for some Filipino families, it took a government program to help them raise their children. Nieves Labrado, 38, of Orlandao, Basay, Cebu found it hard to move on with her life after her husband of 13 years left her for another woman. Nieves was left alone to care for her three children ages 13, 9, and 7 years old. But Nieves did move on, thanks to the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilino Program (4Ps), th...
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26Mar2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Mar. 26 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 10 here has reiterated its call to all Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (Pantawid Pamilya) workers to make it clear that politicians or parties have no control over Pantawid Pamilya and other programs of Department. Lawyer Araceli F. Solamillo, DSWD Field Office 10 Regional Director, said both beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries must be accurately informed on the selection and delistin...
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21Mar2013QUEZON CITY, March 21 (PIA) - - A World Bank officer who recently visited the country approves of the country’s Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) Program as it helps beneficiaries earn money. World Bank Vice President for External Affairs Cyril Muller made this comment during his recent visit and interaction with the beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program of Brgy. Sta. Ana, Taguig City. Muller learned that the beneficiaries have started investing in various income-generating pr...
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16Mar2013CALAMBA CITY, Laguna, Mar 16 (PIA) --The beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) from the two cities and 39 municipalities in Quezon is now 90,347 families according to a March 2013 data. Of the number Pantawid Pamilya households, 6,657 are newly-registered as part of the expansion of the program nationwide, about 4,233 of these beneficiaries come from the municipalities of Lucban, Dolores, Candelaria and Pagbilao- all are implementing the Pantawid Pamilya program for th...
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12Mar2013BACOLOD CITY, March 12 (PIA6) -- More than 7,000 Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program beneficiaries for Set 6 in Bacolod City receive their cash grants. These 7,064 beneficiaries belong to the Set 6 of the program for Bacolod City which brings to a total of 10,346 total registered active beneficiaries as of February 21, DSWD records show. The 7,046 beneficiaries received for the first time their cash grants at the Barangay Gym of Barangay 4 and at the Bacolod Activities Youth and Sports Cente...
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12Mar2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 12 (PIA) -- The Philippine government has already spent nearly P2.5 billion or $60.9 million for the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) in Soccssksargen Region or Region 12. Bai Zorahayda Taha, regional director of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 12, said the fund was used as cash grants to 202,851 indigent families covered by the government’s flagship poverty program since 2008. Region 12 covers the provinces o...
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05Mar2013SAN JOSE, Antique, March 5 (PIA) -- The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) in Antique continues to support 41 scholars in their college education in accredited government schools. Provincial Head Jeffrey Gabucay of 4Ps said the scholars are children of 4Ps beneficiaries in the seven towns of the province who passed the criteria set by the program. The seven towns, namely Bugasong, San Remigio, Laua-an, Caluya, Culasi, Patnongon and Hamtic have six scholars each, however, one student fr...
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04Mar2013QUEZON CITY, Mar 4 (PIA) --The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program of the government has made initial progress in terms of achieving the development outcomes for its beneficiaries, the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) said in its recent report. Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan in a statement said that households under the Pantawid Pamilya Program are more likely to perform better, particularly in the areas of education and health, compared to non-beneficiarie...
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01Mar2013ILOILO CITY, March 1 (PIA6) - - The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 6 has expanded the Pantawid Pamilya Pilipino Program to 15 more local government units in the region, adding 40, 835 more beneficiaries who now total 295, 127 poor households. DSWD Assistant Secretary for Operations Teodulo Romo Jr. led the ceremonial signing of the memorandum of agreement with mayors and representatives of the 15 LGUs for the implementation of the program in their areas held here i...
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28Feb2013CALAMBA CITY, Laguna, Feb. 28 (PIA) --A total of 269,368 families in the Calabarzon Region are now benefiting from DSWD's Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program. With the latest expansion of the program at the end of year 2012, the program now serves qualified poor families and cities in all five Calabarzon provinces. The recent expansion, referred to as Set 6, has 107,835 families. These new beneficiaries come from 99 cities and municipalities in the region where three cities (Cabuyao, Bacoor, an...
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22Feb2013SAN JOSE, Antique (PIA), Feb 22 -- Pantawid Pamilya families are urged to be non-partisan in the coming national and local elections. Jeffrey Gabucay, Provincial Coordinator of Pantawid Pamilya, appealed to 28,205 families covered by Pantawid Pamilya Pilipino program in the province to be non- partisan and avoid being used by politicians come election time. The members may have their own candidates to vote, and they are free to enjoy their right of suffrage, however, what is not allowed is f...
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15Feb2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Peb. 15 (PIA)--Nakatanggap kahapon ng tulong pangkabuhayan ang ilang mga benepisyaryo ng Pantawid Pamilya sa unang distrito ng North Cotabato. Ang naturang tulong ay ipinagkaloob sa higit 500 mga benepisyaryo sa iba’t-ibang mga barangay sa distrito uno. Nabatid na aabot sa P5 milyong kabuuang pondo ang ipinamahagi sa labing walong Self- Employment Assistance for Kaunlaran Associations (SKAs) o ang asosasyong binuo ng mga miyembro ng Pantawid Pamilya. T...
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15Feb2013ILOILO CITY, Feb. 15 (PIA6) -- With the onset of the political campaign season, the Department of Social Welfare and Development-6 also intensifies its campaign among Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program beneficiaries not to succumb to threats of being delisted by a politician. This in the wake of reports, that some politicians here are using the Pantawid as a political tool to get votes in the May 2013 elections. DSWD-6 Asst. Regional Director Joel Galicia said they have been intensify...
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13Feb2013ILOILO CITY, Feb. 13 (PIA6) -- The municipal profile of the poor in Western Visayas is now available for use by the local government units for their planning and prioritized delivery of services. The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Western Visayas has already completed the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) survey and consolidation. Trinidad Lopez, NHTS-PR focal person, said during the orientation with Information Officers that they have ...
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13Feb2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Feb. 13 (PIA) -- A total of P18,523,000 seed capital from the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has been released to 3,435 Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino beneficiaries in Lanao del Norte province recently. These beneficiaries come from 181 Self-Employment Assistance sa Kaunlaran Areas (SKAs) in the province organized by Project Development Officers of SLP, in coordination with Pantawid Pamilya field workers. Under...
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11Feb2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Feb. 11 (PIA) -- A total of 233,831 beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (Pantawid Pamilya) have been registered in Northern Mindanao, as of January, this year. The highest number of 71,485 beneficiaries or 30.57 percent are from the province of Bukidnon while 63,608 beneficiaries or 27.20 percent are from Misamis Oriental and 62,658 beneficiaries or 26.80 percent are from Lanao del Norte. About 31,251 beneficiaries or 13.36 percent ar...
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09Feb2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Feb. 9 (PIA) -- No politician has the authority to enlist and delist beneficiaries off the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program. This was clarified by Atty. Araceli F. Solamillo, regional director of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), who emphasized that only the DSWD can delist a beneficiary if he/she does not follow the conditions of the program. Solamillo said Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries, through the DSWD Grievance Redress System (...
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08Feb2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Feb. 7 (PIA) -- A total seed capital of P148,128,500 have been spent for 41,651 Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4P) beneficiaries under the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) in region 10, as of December, last year. These beneficiaries come from 860 Self-Employment Assistance sa Kaunlaran Areas (SKA) of the region located in 28 municipalities and one city, particularly from the provinces of Bukidnon, Lanao del Norte, Misamis Occidental and Misamis Orie...
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22Jan2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Jan 21 -- Due to reports that various politicians and groups are using Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program to threaten beneficiaries and take advantage of their votes in the upcoming election, the Department of Social Welfare and Development advises the beneficiaries not to be intimidated by such threats since only the Department can delist them if they do not comply to the conditions set by the Program. Pantawid Pamilya is a human development program of the national govern...
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08Dec2012JALAJALA, Rizal, Dec. 8 (PIA) --Beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program in this municipality see new hope as Social Welfare and Development Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman announced during her recent visit here of more programs to come for the town. Soliman shared that an extended conditional cash transfer (CCT) program is already being implemented covering children, who were previously beneficiaries of the regular program, age 15 to 17 years old. This extended program at l...
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03Dec2012TAGBILARAN CITY, December 3 (PIA)-- Twenty-four town mayors and their representatives in Central Visayas signed a memorandum of agreement with the DSWD-7 as co-partners in the implementation of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program Set 6,at the Bohol Tropics Resort in Bohol, November 29. Of the 24 local chief executives, 17 of them are from Bohol towns, five from Cebu and two from Siquijor. The MOA cites the responsibilities of both the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), an...
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20Nov2012SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union, Nov 20 (PIA) -- To promote children’s rights and participation in the community and make their voices be heard on program issues affecting them, the National Children’s Congress (NCC) was held at the Bayview Park Hotel Manila recently, according to Allan O. Lulu, the DSWD Pantawid Pamilya (PP) information officer here. In an interview, Lulu said that the event, themed, “Bright Child ay Siguraduhin, Responsableng Pamamahayag ay Palaganapin” was undertaken in ...
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10Nov2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Nob 10 (PIA) --- Suportado sa Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) sa Bukidnon ang lakang sa Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) nga malikay ang Pantawid Pamilya programa ug mga trabahante niini sa kalihokang pulitikanhon nunot sa nagsingabot nga bugnong lugaynon. Atol sa gipahigayon nga regular nga sesyon sa SP niadtong Nobyembre 7, gipalanog ni Vice Governor Jose Ma. Zubiri Jr. ug sa mga board members sa probinsiya ang ilang gipasalig kang Provincial Link Christo...
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09Nov2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Nov. 9 (PIA) -- The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) of Bukidnon pledged to support the directive of Social Welfare Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman that Pantawid Pamilya Pilipino Program (4Ps) workers must be non-partisan in the light of the upcoming mid-term elections next year. Vice Governor Jose Ma. Zubiri Jr. assured Christopher Capinpin, 4Ps provincial link, during the provincial council’s regular session on November 7. Capinpin was invited by the provincial council ...
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07Nov2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Nov. 7 -- The Provincial Capitol will begin distributing Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (Philhealth) cards to beneficiaries in the province starting on November 13 this year. The Capitol has allocated P306 million in order to enrol 170,000 individuals to Philhealth on top of the 47,000 members of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) who are also entitled to Philhealth coverage. The 4Ps is a project of the national government while the premium for the 17...
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06Nov2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Nov. 5 (PIA) -- A 14-year old child from Northern Mindanao won second place in the National Search for Exemplary Pantawid Pamilya Children. Praise Joy Cabura of Barangay Palilan, Jimenez in Misamis Occidental province, bested other representatives from Regions 3, National Capital Region and Cordillera Autonomous Region. A junior high school student of Jimenez Comprehensive High School, Cabura took home a plaque and cash prize of P20,000. The National Search for Exemplary...
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05Nov2012Thirty-three-year old Jobaira P. Daluma knows how frustrating it could be when you are mother to five children and with a job that hardly suffice the daily needs of the family. As a beauty product dealer with a monthly income of P600 to P900, Jobaira’s faith could not help but waver, sometimes, at her predicament. She could hardly bring her children to school and provide food on the table three times a day. Every day, she would try and find her “suki” friends whom she hopes will buy he...
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31Oct2012MANILA, Oct. 31 (PIA) -- A 12-year old Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino beneficiary from San Juan City is 2012 NCR’s Exemplary Pantawid Pamilya Child title winner. Jefferson Gaufo bested nine other nominees from the cities of Manila, Taguig, Mandaluyong, Makati, Pasay, Valenzuela, Navotas, Parañaque and Muntinlupa. He was adjudged for his consistent top performance in class and active participation in school and community activities and adherence to conditions set by the program and his intell...
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25Oct2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Oct. 25 (PIA) -- Additional households in Northern Mindanao are set to benefit under the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program. Lawyer Araceli F. Solamillo, director of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 10, said that 7,093 slots will be added to the program before the month ends. She said the slots are offered to former beneficiaries who were delisted because they no longer have 0-14 years old children. These new grantees will be enroll...
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25Oct2012TALAVERA, Nueva Ecija, Oct 25 (PIA) -- A total of 4,459 household families in this first-class town are targeted to reap the benefits of the government’s conditional cash transfer (CCT) program before end of this year. In a recent community assembly (ComAss), which marked the start of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) in the area, in Barangay Lomboy here, Social Welfare Regional Director Adelina Apostol said that targeted beneficiaries were identified based on the result of the El...
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19Oct2012QUEZON CITY, Oct 19 (PIA) - - Social Welfare Secretary Dinky Soliman affirmed the commitment of the Philippine government to the total development of families in the recent fifth East Asia Ministerial Forum on Families (EAMFF) held at Brunei Darussalam. The Secretary also emphasized that the Philippine government has steadfastly implemented programs, policies and services for the family sector to ensure work-family balance among Filipino families. The Secretary reported the different initiativ...
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09Oct2012MANILA, Oct 9 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development, National Capital Region (DSWD-NCR) through its Committee for the Welfare of Children (RCWC) conducted last Thursday, October 4 the Search for Exemplary Pantawid Pamilya Children of Metro Manila. In a statement, DSWD-NCR said the Search for Exemplary Pantawid Pamilya Children aims to recognize exemplary Pantawid Pamilya children who serve as excellent examples in their households, schools, and communities, and to encourage ...
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07Oct2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Oct. 7 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 10 reminded all field implementing officers of Pantawid Pamilya program in the region to be non-partisan in the light of the upcoming local and national elections. Lawyer Araceli F. Solamillo, regional director of the DSWD-10, said all Pantawid Pamilya workers are prohibited from directly or indirectly participating in any partisan political activities of any political parties or candidates...
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04Oct2012CEBU CITY, Oct 4 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 7 is currently holding an ongoing registration in Central Visayas for household beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). Brigida Tampus Goron, DSWD 4Ps Provincial Link Cebu Cluster, said the registration will run until October 15. She also urged the identified poorest of the poor families, covered by the program on its September 6 implementation, to register in their respective provinces. ...
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02Oct2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Oct 2 (PIA) -- The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) reiterated that beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilya program are considered members of PhilHealth under its Sponsored Program. This was clarified by Merlyn Ybañez, PhilHealth-10 information officer, following complaints that some Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries were not admitted by some hospitals because they do not have PhilHealth ID cards. Ybañez said Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries are automatic me...
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27Sep2012TUBOD, Lanao del Norte, Sept. 27 – Eighteen (18) children aged 10 to 14 from different municipalities of the province joined in the province-wide Search for Exemplary Pantawid Pamilya Children held on September 24, 2012 at the Macapagal Training Center, Pigcarangan, Tubod, this province. The contestants showcased their artistic talents through song and dance presentations, declamation and drawing demonstration. The national search aims to promote the rights of children as well as their co...
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24Sep2012ILOILO CITY, Sept. 24 (PIA6) -- Faith in God, perseverance and resiliency have kept the Rodriguez family of Brgy. Layog, Maasin, Iloilo going amidst life’s challenges and inconveniences. The Rodriguez family was adjudged winner of the first Search for Huwarang Pamilya ng Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino in Western Visayas this year, and eventually, the region’s bet in the national search. It was twenty-three years ago when the faith of the family headed by Rey was first put to test when their...
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24Sep2012QUEZON CITY, Sept 24 (PIA) -- Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman and Mandaluyong City Mayor Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos Jr. led the National Family Week celebration kickoff ceremony last Saturday, September 22, in Mandaluyong City. The kickoff started with a parade at around 6 a.m, followed by a formal program around 8 a.m. Some 800 participants composed of delegates from the 17 local government units in Metro Manila, DSWD employees, and Na...
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20Sep2012ILOILO CITY, Sept. 20 (PIA6) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development 6 will formally recognize and award the winners in the first Regional Search for Huwarang Pamilya ng Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino in Western Visayas on September 29, 2012 highlighting this year’s National Family Week celebration in this part of the country. The family of Rey and Evangeline Rodriguez of Brgy. Layog, Maasin, Iloilo who religiously complied with the conditions of the Pantawid Pamilya program, reason...
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13Sep2012ZAMBOANGA CITY, Sept 13 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 9 has conducted a two-day training-orientation on Pantawid Pamilya Grievance Redress System (GRS) to nongovernment agencies (NGAs), faith-based groups (FBGs) and civil society organizations (CSOs). The GRS orientation was attended by representatives from Kasangyangan Mindanao Inc., Rubber Farmers Association, AKBAYAN, Masidlakon Center Development and the Center for Social Concerns and Development. The or...
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13Sep2012CITY OF BACOOR, Cavite, Sept 13 (PIA) -- The city government will implement the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) also called as Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) in early 2013. This was discussed by Mayor Strike Revilla in a meeting with Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Dinky Soliman at the DSWD office in Quezon City. The 4Ps is a “human development program of the national government and a social protection strategy that invests in the health and educatio...
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12Sep2012KALIBO, Aklan, Sept 12 (PIA) -- Aklan played host on September 11 in the conduct of Kasamang Magpa-unlad at Maglakbay (KAMANLAKBAY) strategy and program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) composed of participants coming from the country’s 6 regions – Region 5, 7, 9, 10, 11 and 12. “Kamanlalakbay,” according to the DSWD, is a strategy developed by the agency to learn new ways and technologies to enhance the existing practices and methodologies in receiving, h...
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11Sep2012KORONADAL CITY, Sept 11 -- Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) or the Condition Cash Transfer (CCT) is expanding further reach out to families and children in need of special protection around the country, a senior official of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 12 Zorahayda T. Taha, DSWD regional director and regional project manager of 4Ps, said the now ‘modified CCT’ will “provide and strengthen the safety, protection, and development of children in...
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08Sep2012ANTIPOLO, Rizal, Sept 8 (PIA) --The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 4A announced that 13,272 poor families from three municipalities in the Province of Rizal are targeted as new beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). These are Taytay with 6,157 families from five barangays; Binangonan with 5,165 families from 38 barangays and Cardona with 1,948 families from 18 barangays. To prepare the local governments of said municipalities in the implementation ...
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02Sep2012PARAÑAQUE CITY, September 2 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development-National Capital Region (DSWD-NCR) in cooperation with the city government of Parañaque is targeting 8,884 more potential households to be registered in the Set 6 of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) to be implemented this year. In a statement, the identification of the additional potential beneficiaries was presented by the DSWD-NCR to Parañaque City Mayor Florencio Bernabe, Jr. “We commend ...
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31Aug2012TALISAY CITY, Negros Occidental, Aug 31 (PIA) -- The cash grant of the Department of Social Welfare and Development will now cover all 32 local government units (LGUs) of the province this year. To date, 29 towns and cities in the province are already covered by the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program while the towns of Pontevedra, San Enrique, Valladolid and Pulupandan will receive the conditional cash grants next month. A total of 29,084 beneficiaries (subject to validation) will be added to...
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29Aug2012QUEZON CITY, Aug 29 (PIA) -- The bulk of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) P55.97-B proposed budget for 2013 will be used for implementation of the DSWD’s poverty reduction program. In a statement, Social Welfare and Development Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman said 79 percent or P 44.25 billion is for the implementation of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program where an additional 800,000 families will be enrolled to complete the 3.8 million target household-benef...
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27Aug2012CALAMBA CITY, Laguna, Aug 27 (PIA) --The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 4A has reported that 79 beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) from the provinces of Quezon and Rizal are now enrolled in Cavite State University (CvSU) through the Students Grants-In-Aid Program for Poverty Alleviation (SGP-PA). The SGP-PA, sponsored by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) is a partnership with the DSWD, targeting members of Pantawid Pamilya f...
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25Aug2012TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, August 25 (PIA) -- The top official of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Eastern Visayas has said that a new system has been devised to improve the modes of releasing the cash aid and the recording data of the beneficiaries of the government’s poverty alleviation program. DSWD Regional Director Leticia Diokno said the new biometrics system devised in partnership with the LGU-Leyte through its Income Opportunities through Technology Program (ICOT-P) ...
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16Aug2012QUEZON CITY, AUG. 16 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare & Development (DSWD) launched today the Expanded Conditional Cash Transfer for Homeless Street Families (ECCT-HSF) at the San Andres Sports Complex, Malate, Manila. Some 152 street families from 13 cities in Metro Manila were the initial beneficiaries of the program, which aims to provide them with safe and healthy environment, free from hazards of criminality, pollution, and road accidents. In a statement, DSWD said a household be...
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03Aug2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Aug 3 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-10 has called on beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program to inform the agency if they are going to transfer residences to ensure receipt of their cash grants. The DSWD field office noted that a number of Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries have stopped receiving their cash grants due to transfer of residences. The DSWD-10 appealed to the moving/transferring beneficiaries to contact Francis A...
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01Aug2012QUEZON CITY, Agosto 1 (PIA) - - Sa susunod na linggo ay sisimulan na ang balidasyon para sa “2012 Huwarang Pantawid Pamilya” ng National Capital Region (NCR) na pinangungunahan ng Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD-NCR). Pinag-usapan kahapon sa isang special meeting ng mga kasapi ng NCR Regional Inter-Agency Committee for the Filipino Family (RIAC-FF) ang pagpili ng huwarang pamilya para sa ikatlong taunang paghahanap. Ngayong taon ay mga 12 pamilya ang pagpipilian na pin...
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25Jul2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, July 25 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has reactivated and enhanced the membership of the Regional Advisory Council and Regional Grievance Committee (RAC-RGC) of the region for Pantawid Pamilya Program monitoring. Arnel B. Garcia, regional director, said the role of RAC-RGC is very vital in ensuring smooth implementation of the program especially in assessing the compliance of the beneficiaries on the conditions, as well as to look into the del...
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24Jul2012EDITED: CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, July 24 (PIA) -- The Student Grants-in-Aid Program for Poverty Alleviation (SGPPA) of Pantawid Pamilya will have an additional 84 scholars in Northern Mindana. At present, there are 264 college education scholars, said Cherrylou Acobo, Pantawid Pamilya coordination and partnership development officer. The region targets to accommodate 348 scholars. “So far, we only hit 76 percent of the target that is why we have to fill up the remaining 24 percent of the slots ...
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20Jul2012“Pasalamaton ako ta maski huri na, sa edad na trese, naranasan ko pang makatuntong nin grade one. Asin lima sa samuyang siyam na magturugang ang nagkaigwa nin pagkakataon na maka-eskwela, dahil sa Pantawid Pamilya. (I am very thankful that even if it may seem too late, at the age of 13, I was able to set foot in first grade. And out of nine siblings, five of us had the opportunity to attend school because of Pantawid Pamilya),” Luzviminda De La Pena of Legazpi City said. “Para sa arog m...
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20Jul2012ILOILO CITY, July 20 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development-6 (DSWD) expects to cover the 133 local government units (LGUs) in Western Visayas under the Pantawid Pamilya program before the year ends. This was learned from Delia Bagolcol, DSWD-6 Gender and Development focal person, when she discussed Tatsulok in her report during the Ugsad Regional Gender Resource Center Coordinating Committee held at the University of the Philippines Visayas, Iloilo City on July 18. Tats...
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20Jul2012MANILA, July 20 (PIA) -- The Land Bank of the Philippines (Landbank) said it is targeting to install 100 new ATMs by the end of 2012. In a statement, Landbank said it has already installed 65 new ATMs across the country, especially in underserved areas in the provinces. Landbank President and CEO Gilda E. Pico said addition of new ATMs demonstrate the bank's continuing commitment to provide convenient banking service to its depositors and customers. "This also complements our ongoing branch ...
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17Jul2012MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon, July 17 (PIA) -- The Commission on Population (Popcom) in Region 10 has conducted family development sessions (FDS) for Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries in four barangays in Maramag town, this province. Psyche Paler, regional director, Popcom 10, said parents must exercise responsible parenthood by having children they can raise in a unselfish way. More than 200 couples participated during the discussion on fertility awareness, artificial, and...
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13Jul2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, July 13 (PIA) -- Performance of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program personnel in Northern Mindanao have improved based on assessment conducted by the regional office here. The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 10 (DSWD FO 10) launched this week a program review and evaluation workshop (PREW) for the Pantawid Pamilya, said Ian Putong, regional project coordinator (RPC) of DSWD-10 Pantawid Pamilya. He said provincial, municipal and city "links" or pers...
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12Jul2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, July 12 (PIA) -- Among all regions in the country, Northern Mindanao ranked first in the updating of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program beneficiaries. This, after the Pantawid Pamilya partner, the civil society organizations (CSOs), updated 24,147 grantees through the use of Unstructured Supplementary Service Data-Beneficiary Update System (USSD-BUS), a technology that will enable the immediate updating of beneficiaries being monitored by the compliance verification cyste...
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11Jul2012QUEZON CITY, July 11, (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is inviting civil society organizations (CSOs) to submit project proposals for the Asian Development Bank (ADB)-funded DSWD-CSO pilot engagement in family development sessions (FDS) and FDS Plus under the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program. The invitation is open to all CSOs actively involved in community development work in the National Capital Region (NCR), Region I and Caraga. Fifteen CSOs will be select...
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08Jul2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, July 8 (PIA) -- The 226,899 Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program beneficiaries in Northern Mindanao can now benefits from the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation or PhilHealth. The national government provided P12.028 billion as subsidy for health insurance premium of indigents enrolled in the National Health Insurance Program (NHIP), as well as indigents under the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) of the Department of Social Welfare and...
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07Jul2012TABUK CITY, Kalinga, July 7 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has readied intervention packages to Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries to ensure improvement in their state of living. After alleviating target families from mere state of survival (day-to-day existence) to subsistence level and finally to self-sufficiency, the program has follow-up interventions that open wider horizons for beneficiaries. According to Pantawid Program Coordin...
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07Jul2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, July 7 (PIA) -- The updating of data on Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program beneficiaries in the Northern Mindanao region is now 85 percent complete. Kenneth Haze Sanchez, Pantawid Pamilya Monitoring and Evaluation Officer and focal person of the updating of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 10, disclosed that the undertaking is now 85 percent complete, adding that the field office will hit the target deadline this coming July 10. The dat...
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02Jul2012BUTUAN CITY, July 2 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Caraga Region Field Office held a team building workshop on June 20-22, 2012 in Socorro, Surigao del Norte. The team building workshop was aimed at organizing Pantawid Pamilya workforce to work more effectively and efficiently as a team. Director Mercedita P. Jabagat of the Caraga Social Welfare and Development Office said this is one activity that will strengthen and sustain the commitment of the implemente...
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30Jun2012KALIBO, Aklan, June 30 (PIA) -- The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has given scholarships to 65 Aklanon students who are children of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries. The 4Ps scholars who have just graduated this year from high school, according to Cristina Tercena, Provincial Operations Officer, are from 11 municipalities of the province. CHED gave six slots of scholarship per municipality, totaling 66 in all. However, one scholar was unable to take the entrance ...
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29Jun2012BUTUAN CITY, June 29 (PIA) -- Caraga once again becomes a recipient of an international grant as the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) finalizes a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Spanish government and three local government units (LGUs) here this month to complement the implementation of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program. Now on its seventh and final year of implementing the community-driven development (CDD) project Poder, Agencia Espanola Cooperacion Internacional ...
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19Jun2012LAOAG CITY, June 19 (PIA) -- Some 943 families in Laoag City will now be receiving their monthly cash grants under the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) through their new Automated Teller Machine (ATM) cards at the Land Bank of the Philippines. City Social Welfare and Development Officer Aurora Corpuz said the cash grants for April and May are now available in their ATM cards. The distribution is in time with the 47th Laoag City Charter Day celebration today, June 19, 2012. “This will...
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19Jun2012CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, June 19 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD-3) warns the public and its Central Luzon Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries against a text scam. DSWD regional information officer Evelyn Manalo said that a text which states, “Congratulations! This is Lea Ramos of the President Noy-Noy Aquino Foundation 4Ps Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, your sim # won P950,000 as second prize winner in the Handog Pangkabuhayan ...
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17Jun2012Jolina Labrador, 12, is a Pantawid Pamilya beneficiary from Mayantoc, Tarlac. She is second among three children of 39-year old Mang Gerry, a construction worker who earns a minimum of P250 daily and 40-year old Aling Generosa- a housewife. Her eldest sister Jennifer is a 2nd year high school student while the youngest Gerry Jr. is a Grade 3 pupil; both are doing well in their respective classes. Jolina graduated elementary with flying colors. The school awarded her a gold medal for being o...
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15Jun2012SAN JOSE, Antique, June 15 (PIA) -- Family-beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) in Antique are set to get their third release of cash assistance this month. According to Pantawid Pamilya Provincial Coordinator Jeffrey Gabucay, the release has been scheduled once every two months. Gabucay said that for Antique, a total of 28,097 families are expected to receive cash assistance upon compliance with the conditions of the program. Each family with four children betwe...
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14Jun2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, June 14 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Regional Office 10, will be tapping the assistance of civil society organizations (CSOs) in the region in the updating of beneficiaries under Set 1 to Set 4 areas of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program. According to a press release by the DSWD-10, accredited CSOs in Northern Mindanao will undergo an orientation on how to go over the massive updating of beneficiaries next week. Francis Alcoran, ...
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13Jun2012Red, shiny and mouth-watering. These are just simple words to describe the fruit of this community - TOMATOES. These are planted and nourished with love and cooperation by residents and parent-beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program of Barangay Caluangan in this municipality. Through their own initiative and guidance of the DSWD-Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program staff assigned in the area, these parents are able to establish a community garden to call their own. Although it s...
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08Jun2012CATBALOGAN CITY, Samar, June 8 (PIA) -- Calbayog Arts Council scholars imparted health messages to members of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) mothers and some fathers through an interactive presentation. The 20-artist team sang, danced to live music, and involved the mothers in their play featuring health messages like breastfeeding, child spacing, immunization, hygiene, oral health, hand washing, proper use of toilets, and more. Marlyn Rosales, 31, from Barangay Guindapunan, Cat...
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05Jun2012MALITA, Davao del Sur, June 5 (PIA) -- Pantawid Pamilya is continuously helping the identified poor households in the country by sending underprivileged children to school and keeping them healthy. Davao Region has been doing these since 2009 at the onset of the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) Program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). Malita, Davao del Sur, is one of the eight municipalities identified in the program’s Set 2 implementation in 2009. The program cover...
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05Jun2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, June 5 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Regional Office 10, warned the public especially beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program against text scams that are circulating nationwide. Oliver Badel Inodeo, DSWD-10 Pantawid Pamilya Information Officer, said the alarming text message coming from a certain Lea Ramos, which states "Congratulations, President Noy-Noy Aquino Foundation 4Ps Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, your sim...
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02Jun2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, June 2 (PIA) -- Hundreds of parent-leaders of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program are now ready to facilitate their fellow grantees for barangay-based sessions after undergoing empowerment as community volunteer leaders in Northern Mindanao. Belonging to the Program’s Set 5 areas, the volunteer parent-leaders from the towns of Maramag and Manolo Fortich an the cities of Malaybalay and Valencia, all of Bukidnon province; Jasaan, Villanueva, Tagoloan, and Opol municipalitie...
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30May2012SAN JOSE, Antique (PIA6) -- A total of P380,954,500 was released to Pantawid Pamilya grantees in Antique since the program started in 2008. Of the 18 towns, Pantawid Pamilya has covered 16 as of May 2012. Two other towns are expected to be included in the program by July said Jeffrey G. Gabucay, Pantawid Pamilya Provincial Operations Officer during the recent meeting of the Pantawid Pamilya Provincial Advisory and Monitoring Committee. It has so far supported 28,097 poor families who are rec...
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29May2012PAGADIAN CITY, May 29 (PIA) -- In celebration of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) Day, a total of 2,561 indigent households of Lapuyan, Zamboanga del Sur, together with the local government units and various stakeholders will gather on May 29-30 at the AVASMCES Gym for various activities that have been planned for the occasion. Mayor Daylinda Sulong said 4Ps, now on its third year of implementation has paved the way towards strengthening and educating the families/beneficiaries a...
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29May2012MANILA, Mayo 29 (PIA6) -- Ang Malacanang nagpaseguro nga sarang makatibawas ang mga benepisaryo sang Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program halin sa pagka-imul sa sulod sang termino ni Presidente Benigno S. Aquino III suno sa isa ka opisyal sang Palasyo. Si Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda nagsiling nga sa regular nga press briefing sang Malacanang nga ang administrayon nagapati nga ang Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program may solido nga pundasyon sa pagpaayo sang kalidad sang pangabuhi ...
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29May2012DUMAGUETE CITY, May 29 (PIA)--The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD-7) in Central Visayas has announced the Students’ Grants-in-Aid Program for Poverty Alleviation (SGP-PA), which provide college scholarship grants for 282 eligible students in 47 municipalities in region 7 under the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program. DSWD7 Information Officer Aileen Lariba said the SGP-PA ensures the underprivileged children has a chance of getting a college education that may qualify for...
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27May2012BALER, Aurora, Mayo 27 (PIA) -- Tiniyak ng Malakanyang na magagawang alisin nito sa paulit-ulit na kahirapan (cycle of poverty) ang lahat ng sambahayang benepisyaryo ng Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) ng administrasyon ni Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino, wika ng isang opisyal ng Palasyo. Sinabi ni Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda na naniniwala ang administrasyon na ang 4Ps ay isang solidong pundasyon sa pagpapabuti sa kalidad ng buhay ng mga Pilipino. Pinalawak na ng pamahalaan ang ...
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25May2012BALER, Aurora, Mayo 25 (PIA) -- Maaari nang magbukas ng bank account sa halagang P50 ang mga benepisyaryo ng Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) at makinabang sa mga iniaalok na serbisyo ng BPI Globe BanKO. Naging posible ito sa pamamagitan ng Public-Private Partnership sa pagitan ng Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) at Globe Telecommunications, Inc. “We would like to teach Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries the importance of saving money by encouraging them to open a ba...
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23May2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, May 23 (PIA) -- Almost all of the 230,834 Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program beneficiaries in Northern Mindanao have joined the Brigada Eskwela 2012 which kicked-off on Monday, May 21. Launched by the Department of Education (DepED), “Brigada Eskwela” includes series of cleaning, repairing and repainting of public elementary and secondary schools to prepare them for the opening of classes on June 4. Delmerah Unos, Pantawid Pamilya Provincial Link for...
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18May2012VIGAN CITY, May 18 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has assisted 206,030 poor and vulnerable individuals and families from the four provinces in Region 1 in the first quarter of the year through its social protection programs According to DSWD Region 1 Information Officer Iryn Q. de los Reyes, the beneficiaries were provided assistance by the agency under its Conditional Cash Transfer Program (CCTP) or the so-called Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, the core s...
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16May2012SAN JOSE, Antique, May 16 (PIA) -- Some family-beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program have found work under the ‘Guaranteed Employment Program. According to Geralyn Flores of Department of Social Welfare Development- Antique Field Office, 19 families are beneficiaries of this program from five towns in Antique namely Barbaza, Laua-an, Bugasong, Valderrama and San Remigio. Guaranteed Employment is one of the three modalities of Sustainable Livelihood Program to provide Pantaw...
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10May2012QUEZON CITY, May 10 (PIA) -- Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon-Juliano Soliman said the latest result of the Social Weather Station (SWS) survey indicate a rise in the number of Filipino households considering themselves poor poses a challenge for the department to vigorously implement social protection programs. “The DSWD will continue to move towards inclusive growth,” Soliman said in an agency release. She said that the survey result poses more of an...
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10May2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, May 10 -- The Department Of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 10 will soon have its new precursors in the five provinces of Northern Mindanao for its Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (Pantawid Pamilya) implementation, the parent-leaders of the program. The leaders are Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries who were chosen by their fellow beneficiaries to lead organized groups of 25 parent-members each. With the crucial functions of the parent-leaders in the imp...
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10May2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, May 10 (PIA) -- The National Nutrition Council (NNC) Region 2 is set to conduct a cooking contest to develop a nutritious menu out of vegetable dishes that are affordable and available in the backyard or in the market, to be held on May 14 at Kainang Pilipino Restaurant here. Rhodora Maestre, nutrition program coordinator, said the activity is designed to showcase low-cost, easy-to-prepare, and nutritious dishes to promote consumption of vegetables. “The recipe contest will...
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08May2012DIPOLOG CITY, May 8 (PIA) -- A total of 199 beneficiaries of the government's Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) from Barangay Sicayab, Dipolog City graduated from a Parent Effective Service (PES) Training conducted recently. The said activity was jointly undertaken by the City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) IV of Dipolog City in coordination with the Department of Social Welfare and Development Regional Office. In press statement released by the City Information Office, ...
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04May2012ILOILO CITY, May 4 (PIA) -- On its fourth year, the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) has increased school and day care attendance in the region by 90 to 100 percent, according to the Department of Social Work and Development. To date, the government through the DSWD, has already released a total of P1,386,892,099 to 261,591 beneficiaries in Western Visayas. Pantawid Pamilya Social Marketing Head Alma Jornadal said that these marked increases were substantiated by improved academic ...
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02May2012LAGAWE, Ifugao, May 2 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will conduct a forum on Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) among national agencies and provincial/municipal local government units (PMLGU) on Friday, May 4, at the Sangguniang Panlalawigan Hall here. Cecile Unghiyon of the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office said the forum aims to bring together legislators, provincial government officials, national government agencies, and heads of offic...
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30Apr2012CATBALOGAN CITY, Samar, April 30 (PIA) -- Around 1,000 applicants responded to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) office’s government internship program in Catbalogan City. A total of 1,145 application forms had been received since April 26 but only 859 participants were interviewed due to lack of time. Most applicants came from Catbalogan City and only one has applied from San Jose de Buan. No one applied from the towns of Sto. ...
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29Apr2012SUBIC BAY FREEPORT, Zambales, April 29 (PIA) -- The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) helps youth realize and achieve their dreams. Thus said Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Region 3 director Adelina Apostol during the signing of Memorandum of Agreement with 27 mayors in Central Luzon for the implementation of the said program in their respective localities. The signing was held in Subic recently. “I remember one beneficiary when I asked what he wanted to be in th...
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28Apr2012LA TRINIDAD, Benguet, April 28 -- More poor families are expected to benefit from the conditional cash transfer (CCT) program also known as Pantawid Pamilya as it sets to expand in at least nine towns in this highland province. Governor Nestor Fongwan and nine mayors in Benguet on Thursday signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to signal the expansion of the program in the municipalities of Atok, Bokod, Buguias, Itogon, La Trinidad, M...
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28Apr2012TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, April 28 (PIA) -- Recipients of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) in Eastern Visayas will be receiving additional income through the Poverty Alleviation Program of the government. The said program coursed through the regional office of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD-8) will provide members of the 4Ps beneficiaries’ additional income through the Pamilya Guaranteed Employment which is under the sustainable livelihood program. Monica Ins...
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27Apr2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, April 27 (PIA) --The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) underscored the importance of strengthening ties with partners and stakeholders in the implementation of the Pantawid Pamilya program. DSWD Assistant Secretary Camilo Gudmalin said the partnership of local and national government agencies, as well as, civil society organizations (CSOs) and non-government organizations (NGOs) is necessary to ensure the successful implementation and sustainability of the...
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26Apr2012ZAMBOANGA CITY, April 26 (PIA) -- A lawmaker has advised the beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) to be aware of the responsibilities that come with the benefits they receive. “Be updated and know your responsibilities,” said Zamboanga Sibugay’s 1st District Congressman Jonathan Cabilao Yambao to the beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program who were present during the Convergence Caravan held in Alicia, Sibugay recently. Member of committees on appro...
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26Apr2012BUTUAN CITY, April 26 (PIA) -- Three mayors from Caraga region inked their commitment to the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) through a Joint Regional Ceremonial Signing of the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Region XI and Caraga region with Local Chief Executives (LCEs) on April 16, 2012 at Apo View Hotel, Davao City. The main objective of the activity is to ensure continued commitment of partner Local Government Units (LGU...
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26Apr2012QUEZON CITY, April 26 (PIA) -- Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries of Taguig City were able to meet and interact with Quentin Louise Bryce, Governor General of Australia. The governor was on a four-day state visit to the Philippines with her husband, Michael Bryce and Australian Ambassador to the Philippines, Bill Tweddell. The meeting took place at Gen. Ricardo R. Papa High School in Barangay Tuktukan in Taguig City last week. Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon-...
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25Apr2012TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, April 25 (PIA) -- When school opens on June, 6,343 indigent families from 29 towns in Bohol are assured of benefits under the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). This after 17 more towns have been included in the Set 6 phase of the 4Ps grants in Bohol, said Aileen Lariba, regional information officer of the flagship social service program. Speaking during the weekly Kapihan sa PIA, Lariba identified the 17 towns as Alburquerque, Antequera, Baclayon, Bilar, Corel...
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24Apr2012CATBALOGAN CITY, Samar, April 24 (PIA) -- The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) does not only temporary assistance to its beneficiaries but also ensures transformation of their character. A beneficiary of the 4Ps, Loraina Mediana, 23, of Barangay Old Mahayag, Catbalogan City and a mother of two receives P 1,600 every two months. She said aside from education, health, and nutrition benefits, the program also helps them to change their character. “Kasama sa kondisyon ng 4Ps ay bawal an...
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23Apr2012BAGUIO CITY, April 23 (PIA) -- All Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program beneficiaries in the region will be covered by the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) according to health officials in the region. Dr. Amelita Pangilinan of the Department of Health (DOH)-Cordillera in a recent Pantawid Pamilya Regional Advisory Committee (RAC) meeting said this is in support of the Universal Health Care program of the agency. PhilHealth is also providing adequate financial risk protectio...
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23Apr2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, April 23 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has forged ties with new 11 local chief executives (LCEs) in Northern Mindanao to ensure and intensify the implementation of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino program in the region. The signing of the memorandum of agreement between the DSWD Regional Office 10 and the LCEs of the new areas under the Set 5 implementation of the program was held last April 18 at Pryce Plaza, here. These new areas are Cata...
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23Apr2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, April 23 (PIA) -- Beneficiaries for the Pantawid Pamilya program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Northern Mindanao has reached a total of 246,495 beneficiaries as of March 31, 2012. Of the five provinces in the region, Bukidnon has the most beneficiaries with 82,699 or 34 percent followed by Lanao del Norte with 64,297 or 26 percent, Misamis Oriental with 59,989 or 24 percent, and Misamis Occidental with 34,625 or 14 percent. Camiguin has the...
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23Apr2012CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga April 23 (PIA) -- An additional 50,787 indigent households in Central Luzon are set to be enrolled in the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (Pantawid Pamilya) of the national government. Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office III officials will be signing tomorrow a Memorandum of Agreement with 27 mayors for the implementation of the program in their respective areas in a ceremony to be held at Subic Freeport. These areas include Baler...
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19Apr2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 19 (PIA) -- Tinamalima su mga pendadalepa a mga miskinan kanu Barangay New Iloilo sa dalapa nu Tantangan kanu tabang a pam-pinansiyal ganat sa guberno kanu didalem nu prugrama a Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). Kanu isa a kinapangingidsa, pidtelu ni Kagawad Mercy L. Villa, kanu gay nu Saptu, Abril 14 minabpun su kinapanginggay kanu tabang a pinansiyal sa mga barangay nu Tantangan a sakop kanu programang 4Ps a kabpamalihala nu Department of Social ...
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19Apr2012DUMAGUETE CITY, April 19 (PIA) -- With the national government’s poverty reduction program KALAHI-CIDSS expanding to Negros Oriental this year, the beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilya in the towns covered will see more improvements in their areas especially in infrastructure. KALAHI-CIDSS or Kapit Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services aims to fund the construction of priority infrastructure projects in its coverage areas. All 11 towns to benefit fr...
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12Apr2012TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, April 12 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development, via its Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), the government’s poverty alleviation program, is hiring qualified people for assignment as regional encoders, municipal links, and social welfare assistants for this project. Joan Baclay, 4Ps regional information officer of the DSWD in the region, disclosed that new graduates as well as unemployed graduates from past years will have a chance to work in g...
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12Apr2012LAGAWE, Ifugao, April 12 (PIA) -- The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) of the government under the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) now covers all the 11 municipalities of this province. Minda Romero, Social Welfare and Development Team Leader of the Social Protection Programs of the DSWD in Ifugao, said there are now a total of 8,907 indigent household beneficiaries from all the towns in the province availing of the financial assistance given by the 4Ps called c...
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10Apr2012BUTUAN CITY, April 10 (PIA) -- The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) recently released cash grants to some 10,619 beneficiaries of set 5 areas for the month of January and February 2012, amounting to P22,011,400.00. These areas include the municipalities and cities of Nasipit, Magallanes, Santiago, Tubay, San Jose, Alegria, Burgos, Sta. Monica, Cortes, San Agustin, Bislig City and Tandag City, all in Caraga Region. The beneficiaries received their cash grants through over-the-counter (...
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09Apr2012ILOILO CITY, April 9 (PIA6) -- Government’s Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino (4Ps) and KALAHI-Comprehensive, Integrated Delivery of Social Services (CIDSS) programs will expand coverage in 37 more towns and cities in Western Visayas. To date, there are already 118 local government units out of 133 covered by the Pantawid Pamilya, with 266,591 households served. DSWD-6 Information Officer May Castillo said KALAHI-CIDSS is in 34 localities, while the sustaining SEA-K is in all LGUs. Castillo sa...
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02Apr2012KALIBO, Aklan, April 2 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the provincial government of Aklan recently held a special over-the-counter cash payout to beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) who were unable to claim their cash for November and December 2011. Beverly Salazar, provincial operations officer of the program in Aklan said the 400 claimants were from the towns of Altavas, Balete, Banga, Libacao, Madalag, Batan, New Washington, Iba...
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31Mar2012Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries in Aguada village adopted backyard gardening to support their daily nutritional needs. Perlita Supla-ag, of Purok 6, Bangkal, Aguada disclosed that her regular attendance to the Family Development Sessions (FDS) encouraged her to plant vegetables in her backyard. Perlita, mother of Babie Rose,12 and Honey, 10, grantees of Pantawid Pamilya, said backyard gardening has been encouraged during an FDS gathering by her fellow parents. Meanwhile, Analia Macabada, City ...
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31Mar2012CATBALOGAN CITY, Samar, March 30 (PIA)-- A hundred or so women members of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) also known as conditional cash transfer (CCT) program gathered at the Farmers’ Center to mark Women’s Day on March 30 in Pinabacdao town. The women wearing their Pantawid Pamilya t- shirts listened to some speakers talked about the Law on Anti-Violence Against Women and Children and how they can get the services of the police Women and Children Complaint Desk (WCCD). Th...
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29Mar2012Children belonging to the Subanen Tribe in Trigos village here enjoy a daily dose of multi-vitamins to supplement their daily nutrition needs. Cherry Mae Apiag, 11, John Paul, nine, and John Mike, four years old, take the food supplement every day before going to school and before going to bed. Myla, their mother, disclosed that she always buys bottles of food supplement to ensure the growth and well-being of her children. The budget for the supplement is taken from the cash grant the Apiag fa...
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29Mar2012ILOILO CITY, March 29 (PIA) - - Secretary Corazon Juliano - Soliman of the Department of Social Welfare and Development said that the implementation of the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) or the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program has contributed to the improvement in poor children’s enrollment and attendance in school. Secretary Soliman was in Iloilo City to lead in the signing of the Memorandum of Agreement between the DSWD and the local chief executives for the expansion ...
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28Mar2012CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, Mar. 28 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Regional Office 3 has enrolled indigent households in the San Fernando to the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program. Such enrollment of around 100 indigent households was formalized by the signing of a memorandum of agreement between San Fernando mayor Oscar Rodriguez and DSWD regional director Adelina Apostol last week. In a statement, Rodriguez thanked DSWD for considering his locality as o...
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27Mar2012TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, March 27 (PIA) -- Beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) will receive additional boon aside from the cash benefit received from the government’s poverty alleviation program. This year, through the 4Ps Pamilya Guaranteed Employment under the Sustainable livelihood Program, beneficiaries of the 4Ps will be guaranteed employment through a cooperation project forged between the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the Department of Soci...
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27Mar2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, March 27 (PIA) -- A total of 7,996 families enlisted as additional beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) for Set 5 in Region 2 have received their first cash grants, social welfare Regional Director Arnel B. Garcia said. Together with the Landbank of the Philippines, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Region 2, handed the cash grants of the beneficiaries with as much as P1,400 pesos each, totaling to P15 million released to the dif...
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26Mar2012NAVAL, Biliran, March 26 (PIA) -– Beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program or 4Ps in the municipality of Naval received their cards on Thursday (March 22) in a simple distribution ceremony held at the Naval Gymnasium in Naval, Biliran. The ceremonial distribution of ATM cards to the beneficiaries was led by Naval Mayor Susan Parilla, together with officials from the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP)-Naval Branch, and the representative from the Department of Social Welfare ...
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25Mar2012CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, March 25 (PIA) -- A total of 1,598 families in the 27 barangays of Mabalacat received checks amounting to a total of P3,032,300 from the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) of the national government. Governor Lilia G. Pineda told the recipients that the funds for the program came from the national government on orders of President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III and implemented by Secretary Dinky Soliman of the Department of Social Welfare and Development...
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25Mar2012BANGUED, Abra, March 25(PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development-Cordillera Administrative Region (DSWD-CAR) assured that qualified beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) cannot just be replaced. The issue on the replacement of beneficiaries in the poverty reduction programs of the DSWD was raised because of apprehensions among some quarters that local officials could replace the beneficiaries. Director Leonardo C. Reynoso Reynoso stressed that no one ...
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25Mar2012TAGUM CITY, Davao del Norte, Mar. 25 (PIA) -- A total of 5,360 families has qualified to be recipients of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). Recipients of the program received their first cash-out last March 17 at the City Trade and Cultural Center Pavilion. The cash grants awarded by the program are as follows: P500 per month (for a total of P6,000 a year) per household for health and nutrition expenses; P300 a month per child fo...
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25Mar2012LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte, Mar. 25 (PIA) -- A total of 12, 256 families from Ilocos Norte have received their cash grants under the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) of the Aquino administration. Provincial Social Welfare and Development officer Lilian Rin said the families who received cash grants were from the 13 towns and a city of the province, namely, Dumalneg, Burgos, Paoay, Banna, Solsona, Dingras, Badoc, Sarrat, Piddig, Vintar, Bacarra, Pagudpud and Laoag City. The 4Ps is a po...
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24Mar2012PALO, Leyte, March 24 (PIA) –- The launching of the conditional cash transfer program otherwise known as the Pantawid PAmilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) today at the municipality of Palo in Leyte will benefit 2,346 poor households in all 33 barangays of the municipality. Cash grants to the beneficiaries will be distributed at the Palo National High School by the representatives of the Land Bank of the Philippines. The cash grant of P2,348,400 covering the payroll period of January to February...
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22Mar2012CABARROGUIS, Quirino, March 22 (PIA) -- Around 2,479 beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) received their two months’ cash grants yesterday at the Quirino gymnasium here. Ma. Belen Ong, DSWD 2 provincial link, said a total of P5 million has been disbursed in the two municipalities: P3,883,800 for the 1,120,200 beneficiaries of Diffun and P1,137,200 for the 552 grantees in Cabarroguis. Ong ...
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20Mar2012QUEZON CITY, March 20 (PIA)- -The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with five partners from the private sector for sustainable livelihood of the Pantawid Pamilya Pilipino Program beneficiaries. The private sectors include Globe Telecom Inc. Social Responsibility (Globe-CSR) arm, International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) Foundation, May Ginhawa at Gawa-Action to Serve (MGA GAWA-ACTS), Ang-Hortale...
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20Mar2012AGUSAN DEL SUR, PIA (March 20) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development - Caraga Regional Office has declared a100 percent coverage of the target Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program in Agusan del Sur. The department was able to cover 317 barangays province-wide, with a total of 46,191 active beneficiaries as of December 31, 2011. According to report by Ruth Tambura, DSWD – 13 4Ps program coordinator, the number of beneficiaries in Agusan del Sur is ac...
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13Mar2012Mang Juanito Domasel says their life has become as colorful as the Malaysian mums they breed when Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) came in their lives. Mang Juanito is a father of seven children, a 23-year old daughter as his eldest and an 11-year old child as the youngest. His wife Susan works with him in the farm owned by Barangay Chairman Enrique Quilan of Besong, Kayapa, Nueva Vizcaya. The family is earning P3000 a month from gardening. Mang Juanito admits that the...
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10Mar2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 10 (PIA) -- A stronger partnership with other national line agencies, civil society organizations, and the private sector could boost efforts of the Department of Social Welfare and Development 12 (DSWD-12) in addressing the capacity of partner beneficiaries of its three-core poverty reduction projects, an official of the agency said. Recently, the DSWD-12 tapped the services of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) for th...
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05Mar2012PANUKULAN, Quezon, Mar 5 (PIA) --About 915 family-beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) in this municipality have received their financial subsidy for the months of November and December 2011 from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Calabarzon after complying with the conditions set under the program. According to a release from DSWD, family-beneficiaries must conform to the requirement for granting subsidy such as monthly chec...
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05Mar2012“Kung sauna, dinaginot ang pagtimpla sa gatas sa akong anak, karon dili na (I used to scrimp in preparing milk for my baby, but now I no longer do it),” shares Helen Macubahon from Barangay Timamana, municipality of Tubod, Surigao del Norte. Helen Macubahon, a young Mamanwa mother at the age of 21, narrates the ordeal that her family has experienced. Helen’s husband, Noel Macubahon, 25, works as a laborer that hauls falcata logs and earns a maxim...
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22Feb2012LOPEZ JAENA, Misamis Occidental, Feb. 22 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has released more than P2 million to 14 organizations of the Pantawid Pamilya families in 14 barangays from fourmunicipalities of the province. Under the Self-Employment Assistance Tungo sa Kaunlaran Program of DSWD, the fund was released by DSWD-Mis. Occ. to the targeted beneficiaries identified through its National Household Targeting System. The 14 barangays covered by t...
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20Feb2012MANILA, Feb. 20 (PIA) -- LandBank recently launched offsite ATMs in Caloocan City to aid in the distribution of cash grants to beneficiaries under the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), a statement on its website said. According to the bank, it forms part of its plan to eventually deploy mobile ATMs for the 4Ps payout initially in selected areas in the National Capital Region. The 4Ps is the Aquino administration's flagship poverty reduction measure. T...
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20Feb2012ROXAS CITY, Capiz, Feb. 20 (PIA6) -- Top officials here said that the national government's poverty reduction program has greatly helped improve the lives of the people, especially the indigents. Governor Victor Tanco speaking before the 4,901 program beneficiaries here of the conditional cash transfer, otherwise known as Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), said that Capiceños must be thankful to the national government for helping them in alleviating poverty. &nb...
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14Feb2012BULACAO, Oriental Mindoro, Feb. 14 (PIA) -- The local municipal government of Bulacao, Oriental Mindoro has enacted a special ordinance dubbed as Synchronized Deworming which required all elementary public schools to conduct regular deworming twice a year. The ordinance was initiated by the Municipality Advisory Committee (MAC). During the implementation period, the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries will also be monitored, as it signifies the implementer's complian...
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10Feb2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb 10 (PIA) -- South Cotabato Gov. Arthur Y. Pingoy Jr. lauded the automatic inclusion of conditional cash transfer beneficiaries as Philhealth members as announced by the Department of Social Welfare and Development Office – 12 (DSWD 12) . During a recent orientation of social welfare officers on National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (...
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06Feb2012QUEZON CITY, Feb. 6 (PIA) -- A Regional Convergence Action Team (RCAT) was created in Mimaropa to serve as an oversight committee in the implementation of Kapit Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services or KALAHI-CIDSS, Pantawid Pamilya and SEA-K program, under the support of the Sectoral Committee on Social Development of the Regional Development Council (RDC). This aimed to improve and harmonize the delivery of social services to communities. Th...
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02Feb2012CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, Feb. 2 (PIA) -- Almost 60,000 or exactly 59,909 households in 25 town and cities in the seven provinces of Central Luzon are identified as prospective beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program this year. Nueva Ecija will have the biggest number of beneficiaries at 24,347 households coming for the cities of Cabanatuan, San Jose, Gapan, Munoz, Palayan and the towns of Laur, Gen. Tinio, Nampicuan and Quezon. Bamban and Tarlac City i...
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01Feb2012CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, Feb. 2 (PIA) -- Sixty percent of the 6,569 household beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program are now in the subsistence level while the remaining 40 percent are still in the survival category. Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Regional Director Adelina Apostol said the agency used indicators to determine the level of economic sufficiency and social adequacy of the assessed households. Those in the survival mo...
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01Feb2012TANGUB CITY, Misamis Occidental, Feb. 2 (PIA) -- Some 63,998 households in Northern Mindanao are set to benefit from the “TATSULO” convergence program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), this year. Under the Strategy on the Convergence of the DSWD Core Social Protection Programs, these beneficiaries under Set 1 and 2 of the Pantawid Pamilya will come from 608 barangays of 27 municipalities/cities covered by the program, from the region’s four (4...
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01Feb2012SURIGAO DEL SUR, Feb. 1 (PIA) -- A total of eight organizations from Lingig town here received today check amounting to some P1.6M under the Self Employment Assistance-Kaunlaran (SEA-K) program implemented by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-Caraga. According to Jerrybelle Gonzales, DSWD-Caraga Project Development Officer, Regional Director Mercedita Jabagat personally handed over the check to some eight associations composed of 165 beneficiaries held at t...
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31Jan2012DUMAGUETE CITY, Jan. 31 (PIA) -- Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino program officially rolled out in Dumaguete City on Jan. 27, 2012 with 1,326 potential beneficiaries in 26 barangays in Dumaguete City, according to Bella Tse, provincial coordinator of the Pantawid Pamilya program in Negros Oriental. The implementation kicked off with an orientation conducted by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for members of the program’s city advisory committee and city acti...
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24Jan2012SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union, Jan. 24 (PIA) -- The implementation of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4P) will be expanded in Region 1 to include 93,584 potential household beneficiaries. Pangasinan has 60,207 potential beneficiaries from the 20 areas, according to Allan Lulu, information officer of Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in the region. These include Alaminos City, Bayambang, Bugallon, Dasol, Infanta, Laoac, Natividad, San Carlos City, San Fabian, Sa...
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22Jan2012by Claro A. Lanipa PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur, Jan. 22 (PIA) -- To assess the present situation and determine the level of well-being of the Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries in the province in terms of survival, subsistence and self sufficiency, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will administer a social welfare indicator (SWI) to all 4Ps beneficiaries this month. Zamboanga del Sur 4Ps Provincial Link Evangeline Poquita said the conduct of SWI will cove...
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21Jan2012QUEZON CITY, Jan. 21 (PIA) -- The Department of Agriculture (DA) has partnered with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and launched the Agrikulturang Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino (PPP) initiative in Catubig province in Northern Samar, an agency statement said. The DA said the launch followed their partnership sealed by the two agencies in August 2011 on engaging landless farmers in DSWD’s Cash for Work Program in paddy diking. Such partnership ai...
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25Dec2011KORONADAL CITY, Dec. 25 (PIA) -- Department of Social Welfare and Development in Soccsksargen Region has strengthened its poverty reduction interventions by gaining more support from civil society organizations (CSO) and private sector partners. DSWD 12 Assistant Regional Director Gemma Rivera said, these CSOs serve as their partners, guides, and guardians in strengthening efforts to fight poverty in the region. Among the CSOs that have pledged active participation in DSWD's co...
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18Oct2011KORONADAL CITY, Oct 18 (PIA) -- At least 88 parent-leaders from 12 LGU- beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program gathered in Kidapawan City last week for a forum regarding the implementation of the government’s primary poverty alleviation program. The forum - assembly organized by the provincial government of North Cotabato aimed to identify gaps, issues and concerns confronting the implementation of the anti-poverty program, parti...
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16Oct2011The last weekend of September 2011 was an unusual scene to remember at the Mabinay town market. Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) region 7 Pantawid Pamilya regional coordinator Aileen Lariba could not forget the images she had recorded on still cam those two days. Droves of farmers and fisher-folks, mostly fathers were seen bargaining on the prices of a kilo of fresh and salted fish; some bundles of Kangkong; vegetables; sacks of rice and most of all a little or two del...
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29Sep2011CALAMBA CTIY, Laguna, September 29 (PIA) -- One of the primary reasons why some children or youths are indulged in drug addiction, child labor, prostitution and other unlawful activities, as generally claimed, is due to extreme poverty. In addressing these problems the government has instituted and strengthened various programs focusing on the welfare and protection of children for them to become good citizens and leaders in the future. One tangible program of the government in nurturing a bet...
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28Aug2011CENTRAL VISAYAS, August 28 (PIA) -- It only takes education and trust to break away from the shackles of poverty. The local Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) noted this as it continued to nurture the various Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries in Central Visayas that are becoming empowered communities in the process. Pantawid Pamilya regional coordinator, Aileen Lariba reported that there are now 136,958 beneficiaries distributed in 61 local government units (LGUs) in Central...
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22Aug2011CENTRAL VISAYAS, August 22 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD-7) in Central Visayas conducted recently a simultaneous consultation with Boholanos on its two anti-poverty programs at the Bohol Plaza Hotel and Water Paradise Resort. The two anti-poverty programs -- Kapit-bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS), a community driven community project and the National Household Targeting System-Povert...
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26Jul2011ILOILO CITY, July 26 (PIA) –- Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog gratefully acknowledged the on-going development programs of the national government here. Among the programs that were cited by Mabilog is the Pantawid Pamilya Program (4Ps) or Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) spearheaded by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) which has about six thousand beneficiaries here. It will be recalled that Mabilog earlier described CCT as one of the most important an...
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05Jul2011CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, July 5 (PIA) -- Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will hold a convergence road show in Nueva Ecija on Thursday (July 7). DSWD regional information officer Evelyn Manalo said the road show seeks to integrate the various programs of the agency namely the Pantawid Pamilya, Self Employment Assistance-Kaunlaran (SEA-K), Social Pension for indigent Senior Citizens, cash-for-work program for small-scale farmers and fisher folks, and supp...
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02Jul2011CEBU, July 02 (PIA) -- The government’s National Greening Program has already caught fire among the various sectors in Central Visayas. The program launching on June 25 in Barangay Jaclupan in Talisay City reportedly drew over 20,000 participants in Cebu Province alone, including the Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries in the region. Central Visayas chief executives including representative Eddie Gullas, Governor Gwendolyn Garcia of Cebu Province, Governor Roel Degamo of...
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28Jun2011TACLOBAN CITY Leyte, June 28 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare an Development (DSWD) in region 8 has recently conducted a Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) Parents-Leaders Forum for the Visayas cluster. The two-day activity which was held over the weekend at the Ciriaco Hotel in Calbayog City, has for its theme, “Paglingon Sa Pinanggalingan, Pagharap sa Kinabukasan: Isang Pagtatasa ng Programang Pantawid Pamilya mula sa mga Benepisyaryo.” Hosted by the DSWD...
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01Jun2011CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, June 1 (PIA) -- An additional 22,000 Pantawid Pamilya household beneficiaries in Central Luzon will now receive their grants through the cash cards of the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP). Pantawid Pamilya regional information officer Jasper Nicolas said the National Program Management already issued a memorandum “instructing the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office III to coordinate with LBP branches for the sch...
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27Mar2011CEBU, Mar 27 (PIA) – Seventy-seven national and local non-government organizations and Civil Society Organizations signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Department of Social Welfare and Development Central Visayas (DSWD) to actively participate in the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program. The partnership defines the specific roles and functions of the civil society organizations and DSWD in monitoring and implementation of the poverty reduction programs. This is in line with the...
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25Mar2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, Mar. 25 (PIA) – President Benigno S. Aquino III said he wants to make sure that the country’s economic growth is felt by each and every Filipino when he visited Cagayan de Oro, last March 23. “Favorable economic numbers must lead to feeding the hungry, tending to the sick and sending children to school. I am telling you, we are doing it now,” he said during the awarding and distribution of social services inside the Oro Chri...
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22Mar2011TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, Mar 22 (PIA) -- Positive impact have been noted since the implementation of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). Based on Social Weather Station’s (SWS) study on the program, improvements in school attendance, use of health services, immunization coverage, child nutrition, and knowledge on maternal health services were seen in 2010. The study also revealed that more students and parents attend extr...
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16Mar2011TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, Mar. 16 (PIA) -- The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), also has known as the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) program of the Philippines, has been strengthened through the engagement of non-government organizations (NGOs) and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs). The partnership is being formalized with a memorandum of agreement which defines the specific roles and functions of the NGOs and DSWD in the monito...
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27Feb2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, Feb. 27 (PIA) –- Some P656M was released by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to 87,996 registered beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4P) in region 10, last year. This number of beneficiaries already included the expansion of the 4P’s program in 762 or 37.72% of the region’s 2,020 barangays from 42 municipalities and three cities covered by the program, Atty. Araceli F. Soilamillo, Regio...
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13Feb2011DAVAO CITY, Feb. 13 (PIA) -- Some 2,453 poor families in Sulop, Davao del Sur would soon be part of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program or 4Ps beneficiaries of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). Sulop information officer Fernando Cadiansa bared that these potential beneficiaries identified by the Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office, came from the 25 barangays of the third class municipality. Cadiansa said the regional office of DSWD represented by area sup...
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24Jan2011
Feature: Police of 4 Cebu towns escort over 600 4Ps beneficiaries with P7.5M cash grants safely home
CEBU, Jan. 24 (PIA) -– It was a scene to behold at 9:30 in the evening on January 4, 2011. More than 700 women and children onboard four dump trucks and some 100 ‘habal-habal’ (motorcycle) riders carrying approximately P7.5M worth of cash grants that were distributed at Land Bank-Bogo Branch earlier in the morning were escorted by a full force of the Philippine National Police (PNP) from Bogo City to San Remegio to Luyang, Tabuelan up to their respective homes in the four...
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