PAGADIAN CITY – An SDIP or the Sustainable Development Intervention Program, an initiative of the Poverty Reduction Livelihood and Employment Cluster (PRLEC), was held last May 4-7 and 19-20, 2021 at various areas in Zamboanga Del Sur. The issuance of the National Task Force to End Local Communist and Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) or better dubbed continue reading : DSWD Nueve Joins PRLEC’s Sustainable Development Intervention Program in Zamboanga Del Sur
Over 18,000 households targeted to graduate from 4Ps in ZamPen
Approximately 18,000 households across Zamboanga Peninsula are expected to graduate from the country’s condition cash transfer program or the 4Ps this year. This figure is based on the database of No Eligible Dependents which are subject for exiting from the program. The Regional Program Management Office (RPMO) of 4Ps in Region 9 is yet to continue reading : Over 18,000 households targeted to graduate from 4Ps in ZamPen
The 4P’s of Success
When you are tested and beaten by life, you become the best version of yourself. It is when we go through adversities that we are molded into the best form that we can be. A proof of this is a young lad named Kerwin from Liloy, Zamboanga del Norte. With his undeniable talent in writing continue reading : The 4P’s of Success
Zamboanga Sibugay signs ordinance against 4Ps cash card pawning
The Sangguniang Panlalawigan of the Province of Zamboanga Sibugay recently approved an ordinance that prohibits any person and/or business establishment to require and/or accept cash cards of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) as collaterals for financial loans. The ordinance stipulates the prohibited acts as specified in the National Advisory Council (NAC) Resolution No. 20 continue reading : Zamboanga Sibugay signs ordinance against 4Ps cash card pawning
Woman Butchers Gender Stereotypes
In a world where physical strength rules and where generally men dominate, where does a woman stand? The answer is at a slaughterhouse. Meet Luzvilla Quicay-Salbidos or simply Bella, a 43-year-old mother of four, who works at a slaughterhouse as a Butcher. To many, it may seem odd that a woman is working at a continue reading : Woman Butchers Gender Stereotypes
IP Communities receive livelihood kits from 4Ps
85 Indigenous People (IP) families from the Municipality of Mabuhay, Zamboanga Sibugay have received motorized boats as livelihood kits from the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) under the Modified Conditional Cash Transfer (MCCT) track. Four barangays and associations benefited from the initiative namely: Taguisian Islanders Association (42 beneficiaries); Tandu-Comot Taguisian Islanders Association (22 beneficiaries); and continue reading : IP Communities receive livelihood kits from 4Ps
Households may take part in Listahanan 3 validation beginning next week
ZAMBOANGA CITY – In order to ensure the credibility of the government’s database of poor households, communities are encouraged to take part during the regional validation of Listahanan 3’s initial list of poor households beginning next week in Zamboanga City, Isabela City, Basilan, and Sibuco, Zamboanga del Norte. Those (households) who are concerned can either continue reading : Households may take part in Listahanan 3 validation beginning next week
DSWD distinguishes Listahanan project from SAP
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) – Field Office 9 clarifies that Listahanan or sometimes referred to as Listahanan 3 (pertaining to the project’s 3rd round of implementation) is entirely different from the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) implemented by several national government agencies (NGAs), as confusion arises among the netizens continue reading : DSWD distinguishes Listahanan project from SAP