“Kabalo ko unsay gibati sa usa ka nanginahanglan ug mao nga i-ambit nako kini sa uban (I know how it feels to be in need and that is why I have to share this to others),” said Zenitha Ocampo, a Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) partner-beneficiary from Santa Fe, Cebu. Together with her 22 co-4Ps continue reading : 4Ps beneficiaries share blessings to others
DSWD-7 releases emergency subsidy of 4Ps beneficiaries
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VII releases the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) Bayanihan Fund: Tulong Laban sa COVID-19 for Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries today, April 4, 2020. More than 263,000 4Ps household beneficiaries in Central Visayas region will receive Php 6,000.00 per month for two months which is continue reading : DSWD-7 releases emergency subsidy of 4Ps beneficiaries
4Ps beneficiaries start to receive payout; observe safety protocols
More than 250,000 of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) in Central Visayas region received their cash grants on Thursday, April 2, 2020. While the cash grants of more than 13,000 beneficiaries of the Modified Conditional Cash Transfer (MCCT) were credited on March 24, 2020. MCCT is a sub-component of the 4Ps which uses a continue reading : 4Ps beneficiaries start to receive payout; observe safety protocols
When Shame brings pride
Character begins at home and echoes to the community. This is how grade 8 student Shame Adanza Lagos brought pride to her family for being an exemplary child provincial winner from Zamboanguita, Negros Oriental. And, one of the four regional exemplary children in Central Visayas for the year 2019. Contrary to how she was named, continue reading : When Shame brings pride
Kalahi-CIDSS empowers women
Empowering communities, empowering women, this is what Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan, Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services or Kalahi-CIDSS is all about. The program has been improving the lives of the community people through education and training ordinary people especially women. This because most of them are left in the house to take care continue reading : Kalahi-CIDSS empowers women
SLPAs, SLP skills training graduate produce washable face masks
Some Sustainable Livelihood Program Associations (SLPAs) and a graduate of SLP skills training who are both engaged in rag and dress making, temporarily shifted their business production to face masks making as a way of countering the shortage of face masks in Central Visayas due to Covid-19. On March 20, 2020, Assistant Regional Director for continue reading : SLPAs, SLP skills training graduate produce washable face masks
4Ps beneficiaries encouraged to follow safety protocols during payout
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VII encourages Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) partner-beneficiaries to follow safety protocols during its cash grant payout. “We are informing our 4Ps beneficiaries to follow the exact schedule of their payout as advised by their 4Ps City and Municipal Links. If the date of the continue reading : 4Ps beneficiaries encouraged to follow safety protocols during payout
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Empowering Community: The female role model association in Negros Oriental
Negros Oriental used to be one of the poorest provinces in the Philippines according to the 2015 report from the Philippine Statistics Authority with poverty incidence rate of 38.7%. After 3 years, it went down to 26%, which according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA)-7 Regional Director Efren Carreon in an article published continue reading : Empowering Community: The female role model association in Negros Oriental
Empowering women through livestock raising
A group of Pantawid women has operated a livestock project, but can they sustain it? Some people said it will not last long because it is too risky. This is a common misconception from people who believes women cannot manage a business involving animals. Some might agree, but it didn’t hinder for a group of continue reading : Empowering women through livestock raising