GRADUATION. The graduates of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) in the Municipality of Bugasong in Antique province during their graduation rites on Jan. 24, 2023. Marian Dumana, Social Welfare Officer 2 of the Department of Social Welfare and Development, said on Wednesday (Jan. 25) the province has a total of 3,341 household graduates from the program this January.(Photo courtesy of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program Antique) SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique - A total of 1,225 household-beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) from five municipalities in Antique province have exited the program intended for the poorest of the poor. DSWD 4Ps Social Welfare Officer 2 Marian Dumana, in an interview on Wednesday, said graduation ceremonies were conducted for 361 beneficiaries from the towns of Hamtic, 280 from Bugasong, 339 from Patnongon, 139 from Belison and 106 from Barbaza on Jan. 24 and Jan. 25. "The 1,225 household beneficiaries that have alrea
EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE. Chella Mae Hilario, a Bachelor of Secondary Education student at the University of Antique in Sibalom town, receives her educational assistance from the Department of Social Welfare and Development on Saturday (Aug. 27, 2022). Hilario said in an interview that she dreams to become a teacher and the assistance will be of great help in her studies. (PNA photo by Annabel Consuelo J. Petinglay) SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique - A total of 1,063 students from different areas of this province received educational assistance from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) here on Saturday. A smooth and peaceful distribution of the cash aid was observed by parents and learners who came to the Provincial Engineering Office (PEO) compound in this capital town. Divine Grace Balovin, 42, received the assistance on behalf of her three children. She said she was glad she received the PHP7,000 cash in just about 30 minutes. "The distribution had been orderly