DSWD, Senate Eye 4Ps Program Amendments

DSWD, Senate eye 4Ps program amendments

THE Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is working with the Senate Committee on Social Justice to amend the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) law, DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian said Monday.Gatchalian said the planned amendments will focus on program enhancements that will support families even after they exit the program.The DSWD chief emphasized the need to shift from a culture of indigence to empowerment, through tools …

ERWIN TULFO WANTS LIVELIHOOD CAPITAL FOR POOR

Instead of what he described as seemingly giving alms to beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), Senator Erwin Tulfo proposes a shift: provide livelihood capital instead. This was the recommendation of the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Social Justice, Welfare, and Rural Development as a potential solution to the reported abuses plaguing the 4Ps program. “Even some 4Ps members themselves, they would rather have live…

Senator Tulfo Backs Push To Amend 4Ps Law, Review Program Beneficiaries

Senator Erwin Tulfo on Friday expressed support for the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) proposals to amend Republic Act No. 11310, the law that institutionalized the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), to ensure it truly benefits those most in need. In a consultative meeting with Social Welfare Secretary Rex Gatchalian and DSWD officials, Tulfo, who was recently elected chairperson of the Senate Committee on Social J…