The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is expanding the use of digital systems for cash assistance and food support programs for low-income households, including the distribution of mobile phones and the use of electronic wallets for grant disbursement. More than 100 beneficiaries...
House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino “Nonoy” Libanan says it 's now "justified" for the country’s 17 regional wage boards to roll out a fresh round of minimum wage increases starting this June. “There’s no question that a new round of regional wage hikes is now...
It 's high time the state-owned Philippine National Oil Co. (PNOC) invested in critical coastal petroleum storage facilities--something that the country could have immensely benefited from amid the current global fuel crisis. Thus, said House Minority Leader 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino...
Around 493,000 poor households have been identified as potential beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) using data from the 2026 Community-Based Monitoring System (CBMS) conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), Department of Social Welfare and Development...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) honored outstanding young beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), including Jayboy Magdadaro, who rescued 50 people in Liloan, Cebu, during the onslaught of Typhoon Tino. Magdadaro, a 15-year-old 4Ps beneficiary,...
The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) awarded new homes to graduating Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries in San Mateo, Rizal. DHSUD Secretary Jose Ramon Aliling said the collaboration...
President Marcos announced that P36 billion previously earmarked for flood control projects will be redirected to social welfare initiatives under the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) amid the ongoing corruption controversy. Marcos said this as he led the awarding of the Huwarang...
The Marcos Jr. administration will borrow $650 million, or over ₱37 billion, from the World Bank next year to sustain the conditional cash transfers for the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) and ensure that its youth beneficiaries land jobs. According to a Sept. 20 project information...
The Commission on Higher Education’s (CHED) Tertiary Education Subsidy (TES) program is under fire after data revealed that over 500,000 poor students have not received the much-needed college aid. The Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) has flagged significant gaps in the...
Dozens of Mandaluyong City senior citizens, persons with disabilities (PWDs), solo parents, and 4Ps beneficiaries received free health services and medicines on Saturday, Aug. 9, courtesy of the city government and PhilHealth, as part of the latter 's Yaman ng Kalusugan Program (YAKAP)....
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Thursday, Aug. 7 said it is open to revisiting and enhancing the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), citing the need to ensure its continued effectiveness in helping poor families achieve self-sufficiency. The move comes as the...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has expressed support for a proposed measure aimed at prioritizing access to tertiary education and employment opportunities for beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). House Bill No. 1040, or the “4Ps Support to...
