As part of its continuing effort to engage the private sector in improving the lives of beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has partnered anew with SM Foundation, Inc. (SMFI) to conduct skills training for the beneficiaries. Around 150 grantees from Tagum City, Davao del Norte continue reading : Almost 1,000 Pantawid Pamilya grantees trained on organic farming under DSWD-SM partnership
Pantawid Pamilya can boost beneficiaries’ power to earn – DSWD
Amid clamor of some congressmen to channel the budget of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program to job generation, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said that the conditional cash transfer and job generation are not independent from each other but in fact complement each other in addressing poverty. “We thank our congressmen for their continue reading : Pantawid Pamilya can boost beneficiaries’ power to earn – DSWD
DSWD clarifies lump sum in its 2015 budget
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has no lump sum or discretionary funds amounting to P102.6 billion in the 2015 General Appropriations Act (GAA). “How can that be when the budget of the Department is already P107.8 billon? We do have a budget for Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses amounting to P102B, and continue reading : DSWD clarifies lump sum in its 2015 budget
Pantawid, politics and that P19-B figure
Recently, the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) Program implemented by the Department of Social Welfare and Management (DSWD) came under attack. Again. More popularly known as 4Ps or Pantawid (Pantawid Pamilya Pilipino Program), political commentators seized on a report by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) which stated that close to P19 billion of the 4Ps budget continue reading : Pantawid, politics and that P19-B figure
‘Sendong’ survivor is incoming freshman of UP Diliman
Cagayan de Oro City — Rene Liboon Principe, Jr. and his family almost drowned to death when Tropical Storm Sendong inundated Northern Mindanao on December 16, 2011. The Principe family, a beneficiary of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, was among the families affected by the flash flood brought about by heavy rains. Rene Jr.’s father, Rene continue reading : ‘Sendong’ survivor is incoming freshman of UP Diliman
Pantawid’s promise to reduce poverty
‘Does Pantawid deliver the intended results? The evidence says yes,’ writes the country director of the Asian Development Bank It’s time to set the record straight on the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino conditional cash transfer program – one of the biggest of its kind in the world, and an increasingly effective weapon in the fight against continue reading : Pantawid’s promise to reduce poverty
Cash Transfer Gives Poor Children in the Philippines Chance of a Good Education
Life is hard for the Ewican family on the Philippine island province of Bohol. Genaro Jr, 45, wakes up at 5 a.m. every day to walk to a nearby rice farm he tends to. Until 7 a.m., when he returns home for a quick breakfast of rice and vegetable soup, he goes about his daily continue reading : Cash Transfer Gives Poor Children in the Philippines Chance of a Good Education
Humble backyard garden provides food on the table, generates additional income
Bringing food on the table is a primary concern of every family, more so for a poor family with little or no income at all to sustain nutritious meals. To help address this, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) included the topic “Bio-Intensive Gardening (BIG)” in its enhanced modules for Family Development Sessions continue reading : Humble backyard garden provides food on the table, generates additional income
Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries continue to enjoy health care benefits
More beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilya are now reaping the benefits of the partnership between the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth). In 2012, the DSWD and PhilHealth partnered to provide health care for the poor. To date, more than 4.4 million Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries are covered by continue reading : Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries continue to enjoy health care benefits
The trainee becomes the trainer
Last April, 39-year-old Evelyn Caballero of Barangay Balulang, Cagayan de Oro City, proudly marched onstage along with her husband and daughters during the graduation ceremony at the Philippine Institute of Skills and Development (PISAD). Evelyn finished the Beauty Care Course of PISAD and passed the National Certificate II accreditation by the Technical Education and Skills continue reading : The trainee becomes the trainer