“Ayo! Palit ko,” their customers would often utter. This Visayan phrase has now been an often-heard sound for Esther and her group since they started managing a sari-sari store in their community. From the familiar scent of everyday products like detergent powder and cooking oil to the busy sound of coins being knocked by customers continue reading : “AYO! PALIT KO!”

ZAMBOANGA CITY – In the spirit of bayanihan, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) together with the Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary and the Special Operations Task Force 511.2 U.S. Marine Corps spearheaded a Clean-Up Drive to rehabilitate the areas affected by flood brought about by the tropical storm, Paeng. The team commenced the continue reading : Bayanihan rehabilitates Paeng-affected areas in ZC

ZAMBOANGA PENINSULA— The country’s conditional cash transfer program, Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) under the DSWD, reinstates the physical attendance of its beneficiaries to the monthly Family Development Session (FDS) starting August 2022. It can be recalled that the physical attendance to the FDS was discouraged by the DSWD since the onset of the Covid-19 continue reading : DSWD’s 4Ps reinstates face-to-face monthly meetings

ZAMBOANGA PENINSULA— Following the marching order of its newly-installed Secretary, Hon. Erwin Tulfo, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will conduct a validation household assessment to the 1.2 million households that belong to the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). These households were found to be ‘non-poor’ by the Listahanan as of the recent household continue reading : Non-poor 4Ps members get re-validated

Decision- making is often left to adults in the assumption that they know better from their life experiences. But what happens when a decision must be made by a minor? Not to mention it also involves a baby’s life. Looking back, Cristy Joy Manalo, a young lady from Zamboanga City, must have had one of continue reading : Second Chance at Life

ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR—Marking its 3rd year after it was enacted into law, the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) will celebrate its anniversary together with its National Government Agency (NGA) partners, Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), and local chief executives (LCEs) of the cities and municipalities in the Zamboanga Peninsula region on July 22 in Pagadian, Zamboanga continue reading : 4Ps marks 3rd year with LGUs, NGAs

ZAMBOANGA—Janelle J. Cañete, before becoming a member of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), once had to walk for kilometres in an empty stomach to reach her school in Talon-Talon, Zamboanga City. Today, she will proudly walk on the aisle at her graduation rite with a heart full of fulfilment, gratefulness, and hope. She will receive continue reading : 4Ps beneficiaries graduate with flying colors