A TOTAL of 267 recipients from 25 Bohol Municipalities graduated from the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program or 4Ps of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).
All three legislators from the congressional districts of Bohol were present during the graduation program with various municipal mayors giving their special messages to the graduates.
But Congresswoman Alexie B. Tutor promised that the 213 out of the 267 graduates, who hail from 3rd district, will be enrolled in Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).
During the ceremony, 2nd District Congresswoman Vanessa Aumentado, who represented her husband Governor Erico Aristotle Aumentado, congratulated the 267 recipients and showed appreciation for the DSWD for successfully implementing 4Ps in helping Boholanos. Cong. Aumentado hopes this will be the last time the 267 graduates will be under the 4PS program, encouraging them to work hard to create a good environment for their families above the poverty line.
“Kamo ang testimonya, sinyales, ug simbolo nga maong programa gihimo sa DSWD (4Ps) kay malamposon. I hope nga inyong pag graduate, tuloy tuloy na. Meaning, kung unsay estado ninyo kaniadto, dili na unta ta mahibalik. Ning angat ta gamay unta paingon ta sa kauswagan”, Cong. Aumentado.
DSWD Undersecretary Jerico Francis Javier gave a keynote speech thanking agencies, municipalities, and other sectors for helping the 4Ps program successful in the Province.
“Nagpapasalamat ako kasi nakikita natin ang malaking kaibahan ngayon dahil nakakatayo na sila sa kanilang sariling paa simula sa pagpasok nila sa programang ito”, Usec Javier said.
Upon the evaluation of DSWD-Region 7, as of July 2022, the 267 households were delisted from the Listahan or the national household targeting system of indigent beneficiaries. From the grantees’ list of 267 graduates, women dominated with 230 (86.1%) while men made up 37 of the graduate (13.8%). A total of 335 monitored children came from 267 households with 60.6% of them already in Senior High and 30.45% from Junior High. DSWD disbursed a total of 45,803,200 million pesos to the 267 households since 2011. (PIMO/rvo/GC)
