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, realize her full potential, and achieve her goals in life. “Gusto ko pong maging isang abogado.”  This was the answer of Golda when asked about ...

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 rigorous process of assessment, validation, and deliberation conducted by the 2025 Central Office PRAISE Committee, Bienvenido Oller, Jr., Administrative Officer V, and Quennie Arien Magana, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...