As part of their efforts to ensure that only the rightful beneficiaries are included in the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman emphasized that measures and systems continue to be enforced to maintain a clean database for the program. “We have a Grievance Redress System (GRS) which continue reading : Sec. Soliman: Measures in place to keep a clean Pantawid Pamilya database
Pantawid Pamilya housewives build their dream business venture with P50
Where can your P50 take you? For the beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilya from Barangay San Isidro Sur, Binmaley, Pangasinan, their P50 brought them to their dream bangus business venture. Binmaley is a first class municipality in the province of Pangasinan famous for its bangus (milkfish) aquaculture, due to the existence of numerous fishponds. The town continue reading : Pantawid Pamilya housewives build their dream business venture with P50
Tribal mother-grantee of Pantawid Pamilya welcomes complements to cultural practices
A 40-year-old mother from the Ati broke the stereotype of indigenous peoples (IP) being aloof, and spoke about how Pantawid Pamilya has changed her family’s way of life. The Ati is a Negrito indigenous group from Panay Island, Visayas. Leonida Bartolome of Barangay Balabag, Boracay, Malay, Aklan, said that her family’s way of life is continue reading : Tribal mother-grantee of Pantawid Pamilya welcomes complements to cultural practices
PNoy cites Pantawid Pamilya high school grads as concrete proof of his administration’s gains
“Walang duda, kayo ang gumawa ng pagbabago at kayo rin ang magpapatuloy nito (There is no doubt that you made this positive transformation possible and that you have the power to continue it).” This was part of the inspiring message of President Benigno S. Aquino III to the more than 10,000 student-beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilyang continue reading : PNoy cites Pantawid Pamilya high school grads as concrete proof of his administration’s gains
Pantawid Pamilya high school grads now ready to work their way out of poverty
“Hindi kayo nagkamali sa pagpili sa amin sa Pantawid Pamilya (You were right in identifying us as Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries).” This was part of the message of 15-year- old Alyannah Terite, a Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program beneficiary who graduated valedictorian of her class from the Pasay City Science High School. Alyannah spoke before fellow Pantawid continue reading : Pantawid Pamilya high school grads now ready to work their way out of poverty
Pantawid Pamilya beneficiary overcomes disability, lands in honor roll
For 17-year-old Edy Rose Tayab of Quezon, Bukidnon, being born with a congenital deformity is not easy. Daily life is physically difficult, especially as she has no feet and left hand. But Edy Rose did not let her disability define her life. She refused to let anything get in the way of achieving her dreams. continue reading : Pantawid Pamilya beneficiary overcomes disability, lands in honor roll
DSWD celebrates first graduation of Pantawid Pamilya high school beneficiaries
Considered as a milestone in the implementation of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) announced that a total of 333,673 student-beneficiaries nationwide have graduated from high school this commencement season. Of this number, 153,470 graduates are from Luzon, 74,182 from the Visayas, and 106,021 from Mindanao. In NCR, continue reading : DSWD celebrates first graduation of Pantawid Pamilya high school beneficiaries
Over 1M Pantawid Pamilya kids to graduate from elem, high school
A total of 863,046 elementary students and 333,673 high school students who are beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program nationwide will graduate this March. Of this number, there are 353,621 elementary graduates in Luzon; 175,005 in the Visayas; and 334,420 in Mindanao. On the other hand, there are 153,470 high school graduates in Luzon; continue reading : Over 1M Pantawid Pamilya kids to graduate from elem, high school
Volunteerism alive among Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries in Payatas
Around 150 parent leaders from Payatas participated in a dialogue with Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to talk about how their lives were changed by the volunteerism taught by the program. These parent leaders are partner-beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program who were elected to lead a continue reading : Volunteerism alive among Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries in Payatas
Why the ‘unreachable’ matters to the Modified CCT
In the remote Singnapan Valley where caves become abodes during the rain, one can find the indigenous community of Tau’t Bato. A sub-group of the Pala’wan ethnic group, the Tau’t Bato is among the communities in Geographically Isolated and Disadvantaged Areas (GIDA) where even the delivery of basic services is a big challenge. However, the continue reading : Why the ‘unreachable’ matters to the Modified CCT