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 continue reading : DSWD boosts quality of 4Ps Family Development Sessions with nationwide distribution of FDS kits to program implementers

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 continue reading : Haligi ng Komunidad: 4Ps fathers leading beyond their homes

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 continue reading : The unfolding success: How 4Ps households are writing their own end to poverty

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 continue reading : 4Ps drives convergence with provincial government through consultation, planning workshop

DSWD, DHSUD seal landmark housing partnership for 4Ps Beneficiaries

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 Engagement Meeting yields action plans to address not-attending school cases among 4Ps children

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

Zambales Aetas are the newest ‘Digital Wais’ of 4Ps through e-Panalo ang Kinabukasan Initiative

Members of the Aeta community, who are active beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) from the upland and remote barangays of Zambales province, stepped into the digital age as they underwent financial literacy sessions facilitated by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). As part of its broader digital and financial inclusion continue reading : Zambales Aetas are the newest ‘Digital Wais’ of 4Ps through e-Panalo ang Kinabukasan Initiative

Breaking barriers: First Manide college graduate in Camarines Norte fulfills her dream through 4Ps

“Kung kaya nila, kaya rin natin.” This powerful belief guided Laila B. De Viana, an Indigenous woman from the Manide community in Sitio Kalibigaho, Osmeña, Jose Panganiban, Camarines Norte, as she walked across the graduation stage to become the first college graduate in her tribe. With a degree in Bachelor of Technical-Vocational Teacher Education, major continue reading : Breaking barriers: First Manide college graduate in Camarines Norte fulfills her dream through 4Ps

Five 4Ps monitored children excel in March 2025 Licensure Exams for Teachers

Beneficiaries of the government’s Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) proved that poverty is no barrier to success as five monitored children of the program topped the March 2025 Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET). Leading the 4Ps achievers is Jeanlyn Guinita Colipano from Carmen, Cebu, who secured the top 1 spot in the LET–Secondary Level. A continue reading : Five 4Ps monitored children excel in March 2025 Licensure Exams for Teachers

Pantawid Pushes for Progress: 4Ps Families Find New Hope Through Labor Day Job Fair

For Syruth A. Lovendino, Labor Day 2025 was more than a public holiday. It marked a fresh start. A former overseas Filipino worker (OFW), Syruth returned home from Qatar after two years as a domestic helper, choosing to stay in the Philippines to care for her two children. Since then, finding a stable job had continue reading : Pantawid Pushes for Progress: 4Ps Families Find New Hope Through Labor Day Job Fair