CEBU CITY – Five former beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) in Central Visayas were among the topnotchers in the March 2026 Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET). Jhade Vine Icot of Liloan, Cebu, who ranked first in the elementary level of the LET. Joining Icot were...
Former Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program or 4Ps beneficiaries have consistently performed strongly in professional licensure examinations in recent years. In the 2026 Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET), 72 of them entered the Top 10, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)...
More than 1.6 million Filipino households have exited the government’s Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) since it was launched in 2008, with the Cordillera Administrative Region recording the highest number of families classified as self-sufficient. The Department of Social Welfare and...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has warned social media users against people pretending to be beneficiaries of the government’s Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) to gain online attention. According to the agency, the practice spreads misinformation and reinforces...
Department of Social Welfare and Development Secretary Rex Gatchalian defended beneficiaries of the government’s Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) amid criticism linking them to higher electricity bills charged by the Manila Electric Company (Meralco). Speaking in a television interview...
The measure seeking to expand the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps)--the government’s flagship poverty alleviation program--has been approved on third and final reading at the House of Representatives. Gaining the chamber’s final nod on the strength of 224 affirmative votes during...
The proposed National Land Use Act and the amendments to the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) Act are expected to be approved on third and final reading by the House of Representatives this week. This, as the 300-plus strong chamber under House Speaker Faustino "Bojie" Dy III convenes for...
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,...
