LandBank, DSWD start 4Ps cash card replacement

In compliance with the order of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), LandBank of the Philippines and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) began replacing old cash cards of Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries with EMV chip-enabled cards. A total of 21,759 EMV-activated cash cards are ready to be distributed to the beneficiaries in Zamboanga City. continue reading : LandBank, DSWD start 4Ps cash card replacement

Tiis-Padyak for Anak

Saturnino and Vergelda Hamol-awon met at a garments factory in Manila where they were both working back in 1984. He was printing customized shirts while she was a seamstress. It was as if fate brought them together because they later learned that both of them come from the same province and the same municipality for continue reading : Tiis-Padyak for Anak

BIG INSPIRATION FROM SMALL ACTION

Who would’ve thought that a simple endeavour would cause ripples of inspiration in the community? That’s exactly what happened to the Sta. Maria Small Farmers Association in Zamboanga del Norte. Their endeavours in their communal Bio-Intensive Gardening (BIG) have brought about many other projects with various partner-stakeholders that would benefit not just Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries continue reading : BIG INSPIRATION FROM SMALL ACTION

DSWD-9 hails Huwarang Pantawid Pamilya and Exemplary Pantawid Children 2018

After a thorough quest conducted across the region, the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office IX (DSWD-9) has finally named this year’s Huwarang Pantawid Pamilya and Exemplary Child. A humble family from Tukuran, Zamboanga del Sur, Hamol-awon Family, was hailed as Huwarang Pantawid Pamilya 2018 while a 14-year old girl, Jane Marian R. continue reading : DSWD-9 hails Huwarang Pantawid Pamilya and Exemplary Pantawid Children 2018

The Heart of Pantawid Family

The Department of Social Welfare and Development, as an agency that protects the well-being of the people, stands by the slogan “May Malasakit”. This resonates to its mandate to care for the public and their security by ensuring that efficiency of services is delivered while pouring out the compassion and care for their well-being. This continue reading : The Heart of Pantawid Family

4Ps withholds addition of beneficiaries

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) FO IX clarifies withholding of additional beneficiaries on the country’s conditional cash transfer program commonly known as the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program. This is in response to the volume of queries received by the agency in their social media account. The said withholding of potential beneficiaries follow continue reading : 4Ps withholds addition of beneficiaries

A BIG Story and Beyond

BIG Establishment It is often said that success is for those who work for it. It is for those who take initiative and take risks to explore opportunities and possibilities that may work. Success is always for the people who creatively use their resources for the betterment of their lives. This is a story of continue reading : A BIG Story and Beyond

VEGGIES, NOT SHARKS

Poverty is one, if not the biggest, challenge in the country that many Filipinos suffer from. In fact, on its second round of assessment, the Listahanan, a database management system of the DSWD that identifies who and where the poor are, identified over 5.2 million households as poor. This pressing problem stems many other problems continue reading : VEGGIES, NOT SHARKS