4Ps REGISTRATION. Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Region 7 director Shalaine Marie Lucero leads the staff orientation on the process of registering new beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program on Friday (Feb. 3, 2023). A total of 90,242 individuals were added into the list of new beneficiaries. (Photo courtesy of DSWD-7) CEBU CITY - At least 90,242 individuals in Central Visayas will be added as new beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), a social welfare official said Friday. DSWD-7 regional director Shalaine Marie Lucero said the number accounts for 31 percent of the 288,841 households in Region 7. Lucero said the new 4Ps beneficiaries would replace beneficiaries who recently exited the program. According to Lucero, those who were replaced underwent assessment and were found to have achieved a self-sufficient level. These include 4Ps households with children who have finished their senior high school studies and those who ha
CEBU CITY - The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Monday said it will strengthen its partnership with local government units (LGUs) to address the reported incidents of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) cash card pawning. Jiah Sayson, DSWD-7's 4Ps regional program coordinator, said cash card pawning has become prevalent in many localities in Cebu province, citing 59 cases in Daanbantayan in the north and "a few" cases in Minglanilla in the south. "The problem is that 4Ps beneficiaries in Daanbantayan pawned their cards to somebody who is from Bogo City. The pawnee cannot accept cash cards from 4Ps beneficiaries in Bogo because Bogo has an ordinance that bans cash card pawning," Sayson told the Philippine News Agency in an interview. She said beneficiaries from Minglanilla also pawned their cards to a person who is from Barangay Mambaling in the city. Her office, she said, has been reminding beneficiaries not to pawn their cards durin
(Infographic courtesy of DSWD-7) CEBU CITY - The Department of Social Welfare and Development-Central Visayas (DSWD-7) is forming a virtual support group to guide college graduates belonging to families under the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4P) in taking a career move. In a statement on Tuesday, DSWD-7's regional 4Ps program coordinator Jiah Sayson said they encouraged members of 4Ps families to attend the "Kumustahan", a virtual gathering of "Pantawid graduates" on Thursday (June 2). Sayson said the activity will serve as an avenue for the children of 4Ps beneficiaries to discover possibilities and opportunities after finishing their college degrees and make the virtual gathering a meaningful platform to come up with plans, build connections, and make future developmental activities. "We hope to only facilitate, that a platform is there to serve their best interests. This is part of our effort to contribute to ending the intergenerational cycle of
REDUCED DROPOUT. In this Sept. 10, 2021 photo, regional directors of different government agencies pose after signing a resolution approving the guidelines for the youth development sessions (YDS) and creation of YDS Executive Committee during the 4Ps Expanded Regional Advisory Council Meeting (ERAC). The DSWD-7 on Thursday (Oct. 28, 2021) said the YDS program designed for the youth under 4Ps has reduced school dropout incidence in Region 7. (Photo courtesy of DSWD-7) CEBU CITY - The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Central Visayas on Thursday said its development programs, which were designed for the youth-beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), have reduced school dropout incidence here. In a statement, Jiah Sayson, DSWD-7's 4Ps regional coordinator, said the youth development session (YDS) in schools through the 4Ps Expanded Regional Advisory Council (ERAC) supported both beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries in achieving their "h