4Ps beneficiaries hit by Super Typhoon Uwan in Catanduanes get emergency cash assistance from UNICEF
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 at providing immediate relief to those impacted by the recent typhoon. "Through this emergency cash assistance, we hope to provide immediate relief to our 4Ps ...
DSWD boosts quality of 4Ps Family Development Sessions with nationwide distribution of FDS kits to program implementers
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 and the agency’s recognition of the logistical challenges faced by field implementers, particularly the lack of learning materials needed for effective facilitation of FDS. “These sessions ...
Haligi ng Komunidad: 4Ps fathers leading beyond their homes
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 even the farthest barangays. In most communities, these Parent Leaders are women, over 143,100 female PLs across the country who have become the nurturing force ...
The unfolding success: How 4Ps households are writing their own end to poverty
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 Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) play a vital role in this strategy by uplifting families from poverty and promoting sustainable livelihoods. This October 17, 2025 ...
4Ps drives convergence with provincial government through consultation, planning workshop
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 strengthen the program implementation through the sharing of best practices, strategies, and innovations at the local level. In her message during the opening ceremony on ...
