Prince Anthony C. Balduman, the 2025 Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) Regional Exemplary Child Winner of Region 7, continues to bring pride to the Municipality of Calape, Bohol, not only for his achievements in dance sports but also for embodying the values of discipline, perseverance, and gratitude nurtured through the 4Ps. In November 2025, during continue reading : Family Feud cash prize fuels new livelihood for 4Ps Bohol exemplary child
As a flagship program of the Philippine government in human capital development, the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) aims to empower children, instill values, and equip families with life skills. For Atty. Golda Meir V. Piñon, a former 4Ps monitored child from Ilocos Region, the program was indeed life-changing as it helped her access education, continue reading : Former 4Ps monitored child from Ilocos region now an Attorney
Two staff from the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) National Program Management Office (NPMO) were recognized by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Central Office as winners of the Program on Awards and Incentives for Service Excellence (PRAISE) Awards, during the flag-raising ceremony on 12 January at the DSWD New Lobby. Following a continue reading : 4Ps staff recognized in the 2025 PRAISE Awards
In response to the needs of families affected by Super Typhoon Uwan, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Philippines provided emergency cash assistance to Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries in selected municipalities of Catanduanes on November 29. Each identified 4Ps household received Php 5,287 under the Emergency Cash Transfer program of the UNICEF, aimed continue reading : 4Ps beneficiaries hit by Super Typhoon Uwan in Catanduanes get emergency cash assistance from UNICEF
To strengthen the delivery of Family Development Sessions (FDS) under the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is currently distributing FDS Kits and Care Kits to over 14,600 City, Municipal, and Provincial Links (C/MLs and PLs) nationwide. The initiative was borne out of Secretary Rex Gatchalian’s directive continue reading : DSWD boosts quality of 4Ps Family Development Sessions with nationwide distribution of FDS kits to program implementers
More than four million poor families in the Philippines benefit from the government’s flagship conditional cash transfer initiative, the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). Behind this nationwide effort are the Parent Leaders (PLs), the steady hands that connect 4Ps beneficiaries with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), ensuring that support and information reach continue reading : Haligi ng Komunidad: 4Ps fathers leading beyond their homes
As the government commits to reducing poverty incidence among Filipinos to nine percent, it has adopted a whole-of-government approach under the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2023–2028. To achieve this, all national agencies and local government units are directed to steer the economy toward high growth, job creation, and inclusive development. Key programs such as the continue reading : The unfolding success: How 4Ps households are writing their own end to poverty
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), concluded its Consultation and Planning Workshop with Provincial/City Social Welfare and Development Officers (P/CSWDOs) and Provincial Links (PLs) on September 2- 5 at the Berjaya Makati Hotel. The workshop brought together P/CSWDOs and PLs from across the 17 regions to continue reading : 4Ps drives convergence with provincial government through consultation, planning workshop
In a move aimed at deepening government convergence efforts for poverty alleviation, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) formally signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on 8 August to provide affordable and adequate housing for beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). continue reading : DSWD, DHSUD seal landmark housing partnership for 4Ps Beneficiaries
Youth leaders, former out-of-school youth, exemplary 4Ps children, and information officers gathered on Saturday (12 July) for the “Youth Engagement Meeting for the Communication Campaign on Addressing Children Not Attending School (NAS) Cases” organized by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) through the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). The event, held online via continue reading : Youth Engagement Meeting yields action plans to address not-attending school cases among 4Ps children