DSWD assures 4Ps beneficiaries of continued assistance

Credit to Author: Franz Lewin Embudo| Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 04:37:09 +0000

THE Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said that beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) would continue to receive their grants and rice subsidy through their cash cards amid enforcement of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Luzon.There are about 4.2 million active beneficiaries of the program, according to the DSWD. The […]

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4Ps under Duterte still needs to evolve from ‘mere dole’

Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2019 21:45:40 +0000

4Ps under Duterte still needs to evolve from ‘mere dole’

Thanks to the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), Yolanda Mendoza, finally had enough pocket money to treat herself and her family to a few burgers. She stepped into a fast-food joint as a paying customer for the first time—at age 40.

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Senators eye performance audit of 4Ps program

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2019 03:31:04 +0000

Three senators, including Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III, are planning a Senate inquiry into government’s implementation of the “4Ps” program

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‘Murang Kuryente’, 4Ps, 2 other bills get Senate approval

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 04 Feb 2019 11:28:28 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – The Senate on Monday approved on third and final reading a measure aimed at reducing the cost of electricity, and three other bills, including one that will institutionalize the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino (4Ps) program.  

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Roxas wants 4Ps passed into law

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2019 07:59:23 +0000

Roxas wants 4Ps passed into law

The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), a government initiative that offers conditional cash grants to the poorest of the poor families, should be a law in the Philippines, former Interior Secretary Mar Roxas said.

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COA finding on ineligible 4Ps recipients unfair, says DSWD

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Friday stood pat on the success of its Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), saying it was unfair for the Commission on Audit (COA) to have concluded that the program listed “ineligible” beneficiaries.

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