Ex DSWD USec chairs 4Ps independent monitoring committee

ZAMBOANGA PENINSULA— Former Undersecretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Camilo Gudmalin, was elected as Chairperson of the newest committee established by the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) that would monitor the implementation of services for program beneficiaries. Gudmalin, who now heads the CREST or the Crime Reaction Emergency Support Team, will continue reading : Ex DSWD USec chairs 4Ps independent monitoring committee

4Ps beneficiaries join the ranks of City/Municipal Links

ZAMBOANGA PENINSULA — A total of sixty eight (68) beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) were recently hired as City/Municipal Links (C/MLs) who will implement the program in the locality. These beneficiaries have previously been monitored children of the program until they finished high school. Now Registered Social Workers, these former beneficiaries will continue reading : 4Ps beneficiaries join the ranks of City/Municipal Links

DILG inks support for DSWD’s 4Ps

ZAMBOANGA PENINSULA— The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has signified its support to the implementation of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), the country’s conditional cash transfer, poverty-alleviation program that is implemented by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). The joint memorandum circular no. 001-2022 which was signed last September continue reading : DILG inks support for DSWD’s 4Ps

DSWD concludes Women’s Month with MusiKababaihan

ZAMBOANGA PENINSULA— As part of the month-long celebration of the Women’s Month, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will hold the second year of the MusiKababaihan, a musical variety show featuring songs and performances from and that empower women, on Friday (March 31). Prior to this, the Department has spearheaded many other activities continue reading : DSWD concludes Women’s Month with MusiKababaihan

No Read, No Write No More

The pen stares at her, patiently waiting to be picked up by her old, wrinkly hands. The paper lays there neatly without a trace of ink. Then her grandchild spoke, “grandma, write your name,” she heard the boy say. Siyang Esnaji Batuna, 53, from Taguisian, Mabuhay, Zamboanga Sibugay Province had never once tried to pen continue reading : No Read, No Write No More

DSWD addresses online queries on 4Ps registration

ZAMBOANGA PENINSULA— With the ongoing registration of Set 12 beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), a conditional cash transfer program that is implemented by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), netizens ask how to become members of the said program and why they have not been chosen despite having been interviewed continue reading : DSWD addresses online queries on 4Ps registration

4Ps registration for new members starts February

ZAMBOANGA PENINSULA— The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) started registering new household beneficiaries to the country’s conditional cash transfer program, the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) last February 24, this year. The regional program management office of the 4Ps conducted the pilot registration in Barangay Latuan in Zamboanga City. Out of the targeted continue reading : 4Ps registration for new members starts February