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May 30, 2025
May 30, 2025

4Ps members in remote villages reap benefits of digital technology – DSWD exec

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 […]
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May 30, 2025
May 30, 2025

Woman from Makati sewer to get Php80K from DSWD to start ‘sari-sari’ store

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Thursday (May 29) met with Rose, the woman who surfaced from a sewerage in Makati City, to check on her condition after the incident went viral and to let her know that the government is ready to assist her. During the meeting held at the DSWD’s Pag-abot Center in Pasay City, Secretary Gatchalian said Rose will be given Php 80,000 in livelihood assistance to help her start a ‘sari-sari’ store which is her preferred entrepreneurial project. “Ang magiging intervention natin kay Rose, pangarap daw niya kasing magkaroon ng tindahan […]
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May 30, 2025
May 30, 2025

DSWD chief cites 381 4Ps ‘graduates’ from Palawan

A total of 381 household-beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) from the Province of Palawan have officially graduated from the program after reaching the self-sufficiency level. The milestone was given recognition during a graduation rites dubbed as “Pugay Tagumpay” on May 29 at the Bataraza Town Center in Palawan led by Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian who lauded the graduates for their perseverance and commitment to uplifting their families’ lives. “Alam natin ay may hangganan ang pagiging miyembro ng programa pero hindi yon rason para ikalungkot kundi dapat ay nagsasaya tayo ngayon kasi […]
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May 29, 2025
May 29, 2025

DSWD, partners promote digital financial literacy among 4Ps members in Palawan

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), in collaboration with partners, continues to empower Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries through the ongoing “e-Panalo ang Kinabukasan” digital financial literacy initiative in Palawan. A two-day simultaneous financial education session was held on May 27 and 28 at the Bataraza Town Center in the munipality of Bataraza and at the Saraza Gymnasium in the town of Brooke’s Point. “Sa panahon ngayon, hindi lang sapat na marunong tayong mag-impok. Dapat alam din natin kung paano ligtas at maayos na gamitin ang teknolohiya sa paghawak ng pera. Sa derektiba ni Pangulong Ferdinand R. […]
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May 28, 2025
May 28, 2025

DSWD GLs accepted in 92 Mercury Drug outlets in various regions starting June 2

A total of 92 Mercury Drug outlets in various regions will start accepting on June 2 the Guarantee Letters (GLs) issued to clients under the agency’s Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) and the Ayuda para sa Kapos ang Kita Program (AKAP), the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) announced on Wednesday (May 28). “We are very pleased to share this good news to our kababayans. This is part of our continuing efforts to help our clients in availing their medicine requirements, in partnership with the Mercury Drug Corporation. Pwede po nilang gamitin itong GL sa pagbili ng […]
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May 28, 2025
May 28, 2025

Newly-elected officials cannot enlist in 4Ps those who voted for them – DSWD exec

Only the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) can identify eligible beneficiaries of the agency’s Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) based on the criteria set under the law. This was emphasized by Director Gemma Gabuya of the 4Ps National Program Management Office (4Ps-NPMO) following a question from a netizen at the Wednesday (May 28) episode of the 4Ps Fastbreak on whether they can become part of 4Ps now that the candidate they voted for had won in the elections. “ Hindi-hindi po. Unang-una ang DSWD po ang nagpapalakad ng programa at naka-base ito sa batas [Republic Act No. 11310]. […]
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May 27, 2025
May 27, 2025

DSWD chief orders delivery of 30K food packs to flood-hit Maguindanao province

In response to the intense rains and floodings in Mindanao, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian ordered the agency’s Field Office (FO) 12 – SOCCSKSARGEN to immediately deliver 30,000 boxes of family food packs (FFPs) to Maguindanao province in Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). The DSWD chief’s move was based on the directive of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr to ensure that the government’s disaster response is immediately felt by the affected families. “Make necessary coordination so we can process the full deployment of 30,000 FFPs for Maguindanao by tomorrow,” Secretary Gatchalian told FO-12 […]
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May 27, 2025
May 27, 2025

Five 4Ps monitored children excel in March 2025 Licensure Exams for Teachers

Beneficiaries of the government’s Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) have once again proven that poverty is no barrier to success as five former 4Ps monitored children topped the March 2025 Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET). “We commend these five former 4Ps monitored children for their success. Their accomplishments are living proofs that the program continues to fulfill its mission of breaking the intergenerational cycle of poverty through education,” Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) spokesperson Asst. Secretary Irene Dumlao said on Tuesday (May 27). Leading the 4Ps achievers is Jeanlyn Guinita Colipano from Carmen, Cebu, who secured the top […]
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May 27, 2025
May 27, 2025

DSWD social worker moves up the ladder; proves the will to serve transcends position

Helping people in need does not always have to be costly or come from a place of fame, luxury or power. Sometimes, all it takes is a heart that humbly listens, eyes that see beyond the present and hands that are always ready to help. Director Edwin Morata of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Protective Services Bureau (PSB) has dedicated his 20 years to public service and has lived by these values. Growing up in the coastal town of Bulan in Sorsogon, the young Edwin witnessed early on how her mother moved through the community with quiet, […]
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