Posted at Philippine Daily Inquirer website on July 16, 2015 By Paolo G. Montecillo A sobering news for liquor makers is one positive effect of conditional cash transfer (CCT) for poor households in the Philippines. The CCT program, called the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), has led to a sharp decrease in alcoholism among the continue reading : World Bank: Pantawid grantees cut drinking problem

Cagayan de Oro – The Department of Social Welfare and Development through its Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) endures its work to elevate the socio-economic condition of 277,510 Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries of the region. This year the program shall provide assistance to 24,405 beneficiaries through micro-enterprise development and employment facilitation. Micro-enterprise development is a capability building continue reading : DSWD to provide livelihood assistance to 24,405 Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has no lump sum or discretionary funds amounting to P102.6 billion in the 2015 General Appropriations Act (GAA). “How can that be when the budget of the Department is already P107.8 billon?  We do have a budget for Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses amounting to P102B, and continue reading : DSWD clarifies lump sum in its 2015 budget

Posted at Surveil Column, Opinion Page of Business World Online website By Amina Rasul   Recently, the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) Program implemented by the Department of Social Welfare and Management (DSWD) came under attack. Again. More popularly known as 4Ps or Pantawid (Pantawid Pamilya Pilipino Program), political commentators seized on a report by the continue reading : Pantawid, politics and that P19-B figure

The Department of Social Welfare and Development recently conducted a re-orientation on the Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) Information System to Local Social Welfare officers and designated focal persons in various localities within the region. The re-orientation was aimed to enhance participants’ competency as users of the Early Childhood Care and Development Program [ECCD] continue reading : Focals and Local Welfare Officers undergo Re-Orientation

As part of the advocacy efforts of the Regional Inter-Agency Committee Action Team on Violence Against Women and Children (RIACAT-VAWC) recently conducted an orientation on HIV-AIDS to local Pantawid Links. Participated in by the Provincial,Municipal, and City Links from all over the region, the orientation was aimed to raise their awareness on HIV/AIDS, its modes continue reading : Pantawid Local Links Oriented on HIV-AIDS

As part of strengthening the relationship between and among the residents and the staff, the Regional Haven for Women in Northern Mindanao recently conducted a self-care resiliency workshop and family conferencing activity. Facilitated by Dr. Miguela Napiere, Dean of Graduate School in one of the colleges in the region, the clients were oriented on what continue reading : Haven Conducts Self-Care and Resiliency Workshop

Cagayan de Oro City – As part of advocating transparency in identifying families in need of special protection, Listahanan recently conducted a Photo Contest dubbed as the Listahanan at Work : Identifying Families in Need of Special Protection . In Northern Mindanao, out of twenty finalists, ten were qualified for the final judging of photo continue reading : Listahanan conducts judging of Photo Contest Entries