The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) have so far provided emergency cash assistance to almost 50,000 of the most vulnerable continue reading : DSWD and WFP provide cash assistance to Yolanda Survivors
DSWD holds forum on hunger mitigation and rural development strategies
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), in partnership with the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), and the Department of Agriculture (DA), in collaboration with the Brazil national government continue reading : DSWD holds forum on hunger mitigation and rural development strategies
DSWD, WFP to Begin Cash Distributions For Yolanda Survivors
MANILA – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today signed a to provide PHP 260 m (US$ 6 m) in continue reading : DSWD, WFP to Begin Cash Distributions For Yolanda Survivors
DSWD holds National Children’s Congress
Manila – Some 175 children beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program coming from the different provinces and highly urbanized cities were gathered to attend the second National Children’s Congress continue reading : DSWD holds National Children’s Congress
Philippines: cash transfers succeeding where other programmes have failed
As a result of conditional cash transfers school enrollment is up and stunting in recipient communities is down. But doubts remain: is this the best route to development? Despite its continue reading : Philippines: cash transfers succeeding where other programmes have failed
Pantawid program working well?
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines’ Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) “continues to be working well” in improving the lives of millions of Filipinos through conditional cash grants, an international expert on social continue reading : Pantawid program working well?
DSWD bags int’l award for CCT program
MANILA, Philippines—The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) recently bagged the MY World Outreach Award for Asia-Pacific and Oceania in recognition of its efforts in promoting MY World by continue reading : DSWD bags int’l award for CCT program
Gov’t. agencies to ink joint memo protecting ‘Pantawid Pamilya’ in upcoming elections
Manila – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) together with the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) will sign on October continue reading : Gov’t. agencies to ink joint memo protecting ‘Pantawid Pamilya’ in upcoming elections
Why we should support the 4Ps (by Ronald Mendoza)
A t a recent forum on the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (or 4Ps) held at the Philippine Institute for Development Studies, experts from different government agencies and academic institutions discussed continue reading : Why we should support the 4Ps (by Ronald Mendoza)
DSWD vows to ensure easiest and most economical way of delivering cash grants
“We only have the best interest and welfare of our beneficiaries in mind when we decide how to conduct payouts.” This was the statement of Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman of the continue reading : DSWD vows to ensure easiest and most economical way of delivering cash grants