Stakeholders of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program highlighted the importance of complementing Pantawid Pamilya with other anti-poverty programs to help achieve its goal of combating the poverty cycle in Filipino households during last week’s multi-stakeholders’ forum entitled, “Diskursong 4Ps: Paglalahad, Paglalarawan, Pagsasalaysay, Pagbibigay Liwanag sa Usaping Pantawid Pamilyang continue reading : Pantawid Pamilya stakeholders call for complementation of anti-poverty programs
Pantawid Pamilya to convene stakeholders
Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program upholds stakeholders relationship as it brings together legislators, local chief executives, national government agencies, beneficiaries, and other partners in a forum entitled “Diskursong 4Ps: Paglalahad, Paglalarawan, Pagsasalaysay, Pagbibigay Liwanag sa Usaping Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program” on August 15, 9 a.m., at Blulane Hotel in Manila. “We at DSWD value our stakeholders and the continue reading : Pantawid Pamilya to convene stakeholders
DSWD, East-West Seed Foundation formalize partnership on sustainable community gardening
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the East-West Seed Foundation (EWSF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on July 31, 2018 at the DSWD Social Welfare and Development Center for Asia and the Pacific, Taguig City, formalizing a partnership venture to implement community-based nutritional health promotion and food security through household vegetable gardening continue reading : DSWD, East-West Seed Foundation formalize partnership on sustainable community gardening
DSWD trains Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries on disaster preparedness
Families under the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program are now more equipped in disaster preparedness following their regular attendance to the Family Development Sessions (FDS), a monthly session where beneficiaries gather to discuss various topics on family matters. Attendance to the monthly FDS is one of the conditionalities that beneficiaries must comply to receive their grants continue reading : DSWD trains Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries on disaster preparedness
DOLE to provide employment assistance to 4Ps households
On May 1, International Labor Day, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) through the Bureau of Local Employment will hold a nationwide job fair providing special lanes to Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries and graduating students of the Expanded Students Grants-in-Aid Program for Poverty Alleviation (ESGP-PA). 4Ps is a program of the national continue reading : DOLE to provide employment assistance to 4Ps households
More than 1M Children graduate with the help of 4Ps
Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) marks another momentous year. By end of school year 2017-2018, the program is expected to help more than 900,000 children move up to Grade 7, while more than 200,000 are expected to finish senior high school, some 6000 are supported by the Modified Conditional Cash Transfer or MCCT. Based on continue reading : More than 1M Children graduate with the help of 4Ps
Formerly-homeless Filipinos to benefit from UCT subsidy as DSWD launches over-the-counter payment for Pantawid beneficiaries with no cash card
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), in coordination with Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) and LBP local conduit Smart-Natco, will launch today the over-the-counter payment of the Unconditional Cash Transfer (UCT) grant to Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries who do not have cash cards. A payout ceremony will be held in continue reading : Formerly-homeless Filipinos to benefit from UCT subsidy as DSWD launches over-the-counter payment for Pantawid beneficiaries with no cash card
Ripples of Hope
Education is seen as one of the effective weapons to combat poverty, but for many poor Filipinos, education remains elusive because it is out of their economic means to secure. Ten years ago, the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), the country’s version of the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) scheme was launched with the hope to continue reading : Ripples of Hope
DSWD has high hopes for K-12 Pantawid Pamilya graduates
“Lubos ang kagalakan namin sa ahensya dahil nagbunga ang determinasyon at pagsisisikap ng mga kabataan nating miyembro ng Pantawid Pamilya. Ipinakita nila na hindi hadlang ang kahirapan para maabot nila ang kanilang mga pangarap na makatapos sa pag-aaral (All of us in the department are very happy because of the determination and hard work shown by Pantawid continue reading : DSWD has high hopes for K-12 Pantawid Pamilya graduates
More than 30k Students to Complete Tertiary Education
Around 34,000 students from the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) are expected to graduate this school year under the Expanded Students Grants-in- Aid Program for Poverty Alleviation (ESGPPA). The ESGPPA is implemented by the Commission on Higher Education together with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and continue reading : More than 30k Students to Complete Tertiary Education