Senator Risa Hontiveros has called on the Senate to look into the series of agrarian reform reversals and land reconsolidation done by the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) against several agrarian reform beneficiaries in several parts of the country. Hontiveros lamented that farmers...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Sunday, March 3 said it is high-time President Marcos leads the government in rationalizing all cash assistance programs for the poor and the marginalized to minimize corruption and remove partisan politics from it. Considering that...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) announced on Friday, March 1 that beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) are now being transferred to electronic wallets (e-wallets), which can be used for cash transfers, bills payment, and food purchases. “The wave...
Hanelie Millamina-Lopez was a former Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiary. She will represent the Philippines at the prestigious Luxembourg Global Learning Event of the United Nations (UN) Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in March. (Photo from the...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Wednesday, Feb. 28 said 1,182 household-beneficiaries in Aklan province have graduated from the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), after attaining the “self-sufficiency” status. DSWD Assistant Secretary for Strategic...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is considering incorporating an additional health grant into the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) for the first 1,000 days of a child—from conception to two years old—to combat stunting and malnutrition. DSWD Secretary Rex...
In fear of being haunted by the ghost of his namesake father, President Marcos vowed to finish distributing lands to beneficiaries before he stepped down in 2028. AGRARIAN REFORM — President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (middle) with Special Assistant to the President Anton Lagdameo and...
In an effort to lower market demand for rice, the government is exploring the option of directly supplying rice to poor Filipinos instead of providing them with cash grants. Agriculture Undersecretary Roger Navarro said that his department and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)...
DAVAO CITY – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday, February 7, vowed to complete the distribution of all lands covered by the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) before his term ends in 2028. PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. speaks at the distribution of electronic land titles...
Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong (Facebook) A bill that aims to allow members of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) to designate a beneficiary of their choice has been filed in the House of Representatives. Penned by Lanao del...
ILOILO CITY – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and Secretary Conrado Estrella III of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) distributed land titles to 2,143 farmers from Panay and Guimaras Islands in a ceremony in Passi City, Iloilo on Monday, December 11. A TOTAL of 2,143 farmers from Panay...
Noting that his administration set to exceed its nationwide target for land distribution this year, President Marcos on Monday, Dec. 11, directed the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) to speed up the process of distributing land titles to their owners under the government’s agrarian reform...
