The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) maintained on Friday, Feb. 16 that the current P600 monthly rice subsidy for Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries is “more practical and efficient” than handing out actual bags of rice. “After discussion with the...
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)...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) intends to penalize loan sharks in order to prevent them from using Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) cash cards as collateral. The 4Ps National Program Management Office (NPMO) of the DSWD has already proposed amendments to Republic...
An estimated 200,000 household-beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) are anticipated to graduate from the program by September, a Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) official said on Thursday, Feb. 1. “By September, mayroong mga around 200,000 na wala ng...
House Minority Leader 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan (Facebook) The apparent mixing of prayers and poltical agendas by some personalities has rubbed another congressman the wrong way. In statement Sunday, Jan. 28, House Minority Leader 4Ps...
House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino “Nonoy” Libanan (Facebook) More overseas Filipinos ought to spend their holidays--and their money--in the Philippines. Thus, said House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep....
House Minority Leader Marcelino “Nonoy” Libanan (Contributed photo) With the very real threat of El Niño hanging over everybody's heads, House Minority Leader Marcelino “Nonoy” Libanan is banking on the extra subsidies or "ayuda" under the...
Despite financial constraints and challenges, Jeraldyn Bansale, a former monitored child from the Bajau indigenous community in Leyte, graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) degree. Jeraldyn Bansale, a former monitored child from the Bajau indigenous community in...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) assured on Thursday, Dec. 7 that the agency follows the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) Act, which calls for rice cash subsidies rather than actual bags of rice. DSWD Spokesperson and...
1-PACMAN Party-list Rep. Mikee Romero The House Committee on Poverty Alleviation has gained an assurance from the Department of Social Welfare and Development that the 700,000 families delisted from the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) will not only...
House Minority Leader 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan (Contributed photo) House Minority Leader 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan says authorities must ensure that the perpetrators of the deadly Mindanao State University (MSU) bombing would get...
4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan (Facebook) House Minority Leader 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan is optimistic over the prospects of the proposed new Eastern Samar State University (ESSU) campus in Balangiga town. “We have very high hopes that...
