The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) announced that it can now disburse pay cash grants to over 700,000 reinstated family-beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), following the Department of Budget and Management’s (DBM) approval of an additional P5...
(MANILA BULLETIN) 1-Pacman Party-list Rep. Mikee Romero hopes that the proposed significant budget bump for the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) next year would translate to more families benefitting from the pro-poor...
The Department of Budget and Management has approved the release of an additional P5 billion to the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). These approved funds will be used to cover the 703,888 4Ps household beneficiaries, which were sourced from the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Continuing...
To adjust to inflation, the increase in cash allowances for the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) is expected to be implemented in 2026. During a committee hearing at the House of Representatives, National Economic and Development Authority Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan revealed that a...
Senator Imee Marcos (Senate PRIB) Ranking congressmen have vowed that the divertion of funds intended for government "ayuda" or aid programs--like what happened in a fund realignment involving Senator Imee Marcos--will never happen again. Surigao del Norte...
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian said President Marcos’ vision to eradicate hunger by 2027 and achieve a single-digit poverty incidence by the end of his term in 2028 is right on track, as the country’s poverty rate continues to decline. Gatchalian...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reminded that individuals who refuse to comply with its national population census and survey may face imprisonment and be fined P100,000. PSA said that those who fail to cooperate with the 2024 Census of Population will be fined P100,000, as per Republic...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and Social Security System (SSS) will sign a memorandum of agreement (MOA) on Monday, July 8, for the provision of low-cost social insurance for the beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). Under the "4Ps AlkanSSSya...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Thursday, July 4 said that social protection remains one of the priorities in the proposed 2025 National Expenditure Program (NEP), following its endorsement by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. during the 17th Cabinet meeting at Malacañan...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) is considering including children in their first 1,000 days in the government’s cash grant beneficiaries to avoid stunting and other nutrition issues. NEDA Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan told reporters that the cash benefit from the Pantawid...
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian delivered ”good news” to beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) during the kick-off celebration of the fifth anniversary of the program’s institutionalization on Tuesday, June 25. Speaking at...
The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), led by the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) National Program Management Office (NPMO), is commemorating the fifth anniversary of its institutionalization with a four-day celebration from June 25 to 28. DSWD Assistant Secretary...
