“Hindi kayo nagkamali sa pagpili sa amin sa Pantawid Pamilya (You  were right  in identifying us as Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries).” This was part of the message of 15-year- old Alyannah Terite, a Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program beneficiary who graduated valedictorian of her class from the Pasay City Science High School. Alyannah spoke before fellow Pantawid Pamilya graduates during the post-graduation event dubbed, “Pagtatapos Nyo, Tagumpay ng Pilipino”, at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) organized by the Department of Social ...

For 17-year-old Edy Rose Tayab of Quezon, Bukidnon, being born with a congenital deformity is not easy. Daily life is physically difficult, especially as she has no feet and left hand. But Edy Rose did not let her disability define her life. She refused to let anything get in the way of achieving her dreams. She wanted to excel in her class, just like her able-bodied friends, and she worked hard for it. “Gusto kong patunayan na kaya ko ding ...

Considered as a milestone in the implementation of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) announced that a total of 333,673 student-beneficiaries nationwide have graduated from high school this commencement season. Of this number, 153,470 graduates are from Luzon, 74,182 from the Visayas, and 106,021 from Mindanao. In NCR, there is a total of 21,844 graduates. To celebrate this achievement, the DSWD will hold a post-graduation event for this first batch of graduating high ...

A total of 863,046 elementary students and 333,673 high school students who are beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program nationwide will graduate this March. Of this number, there are 353,621 elementary graduates in Luzon; 175,005 in the Visayas; and 334,420 in Mindanao. On the other hand, there are 153,470 high school graduates in Luzon; 74,182 in the Visayas; and 106,021 in Mindanao. To celebrate this milestone, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will gather the high school ...

Around 150 parent leaders from Payatas participated in a dialogue with Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to talk about how their lives were changed by the volunteerism taught by the program. These parent leaders are partner-beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program who were elected to lead a number of household beneficiaries in a purok or barangay. They serve as organizers of partner-beneficiaries in the community whenever there are program-related meetings and assemblies ...