The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) continues to bring technology closer to the beneficiaries of the agency’s Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), particularly in Geographically Isolated Areas (GIDA), through its ‘e-Panalo ang Kinabukasan’ initiative. Undersecretary Vilma Cabrera of the DSWD’s Conditional Cash Transfer Group (CCTG) explained to reporters during the agency’s Thursday Media Forum on May 29 that the “e-Panalo ang Kinabukasan”is a financial digital initiative of the 4Ps that aims to educate, inform, and encourage beneficiaries to utilize digital applications for managing their finances, especially for the beneficiaries living in remote areas. “ Ang e-Panalo ang Kinabukasan […]

“Hindi po ito naipapamana at hindi ninyo rin po ito gugustuhin na ipamana sa inyong mga anak or sa inyong mga kamag-anak.” This was the main message of Division Chief (DC) Marie Grace Ponce of the Social Marketing Division (SMD) of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) during the March 26 episode of the DSWD’s online program, “4Ps Fastbreak,” when asked if membership in the program can be handed down to next generation in the family. DC Ponce explained that the 4Ps’ main purpose is to stop the intergenerational cycle of poverty among its household-beneficiaries. “Kung ikaw ay beneficiary ng […]

As part of its commitment to enhance digital financial literacy among beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is set to launch the 4Ps Mobile Phone Distribution on March 18 at the Navotas Sports Complex. Director Gemma Gabuya, 4Ps National Program Manager, said the kick-off ceremony will highlight the ceremonial distribution of mobile phones to some 51 members of 4Ps from the Cities of Malabon and Navotas. This will allow the beneficiaries to access financial services conveniently and securely through digital platforms and the actual receipt of their cash grants. “The […]

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) joined President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and other government agencies in bringing the ‘Trabaho at Serbisyong Pangkalusugan sa Bagong Pilipinas’ job fair at the Old Manunca Elementary School in Sta. Rita, Samar on Friday (March 14). “Lahat po ng nagtatrabaho ay bibigyan natin ng pagkakataon na makapaghanap-buhay ng disente at ng mabuti para sa kanilang mga pamilya,” President Marcos told the beneficiaries during his message at the event. A total of 1,944 exiting 4Ps grantees explored job opportunities from 10 local employers and three recruitment agencies invited by the Department of Labor […]