Aquino’s spokesman holds dialogue with CCT beneficiaries in Roxas City
Monday, 30 April 2012 12:05 | 
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PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino’s spokesperson Atty. Edwin Lacierda led a consultation dialogue with beneficiaries of the national government’s conditional cash transfer program (CCT), locally known as Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, during a visit in Roxas City on April 20.
Presidential Spokesperson Lacierda was accompanied by Deputy Spokesperson Abigail Valte when they met around 50 beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilya in Brgy. Tiza, Roxas City.
“Sa sobrang dami po ng trabaho at dami ng problema ng Pangulo, minsan lang po siya nakakaikot sa mga barangay. Kaya kami po ay naatasan na bumaba sa barangay at obserbahan ang mga program ng gobyerno,” Lacierda explained.
Pantawid Pamilya is one of the government’s major programs on poverty alleviation. It is led-implemented by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). The Program provides conditional cash grants amounting to a maximum of P1,400 a month to poor families in exchange to their compliance to conditions along health, nutrition and education.
Rotary Int'l 3790 donates cash, flying discs to Kalahi-CIDSS volunteerMonday, 30 April 2012 11:56 | | |
Evelyn Bautista, wife of Rotary International’s Governor-elect Tony Bautista, handed the cash donation of P20, 000 to Vivian Dolor. Dolor was invited by the Rotary International to share her inspiring story before the Rotarians relative to the commendable act of the community volunteer during the implementation of Kalahi-CIDSS in Barangay Macatunao, Concepcion. RI’s Past District Governor Jess Nicdao also witnessed the turn-over of cash donation. Concepcion is 98 kilometers north of Iloilo. The town is composed of 25 barangays. Barangay Macatunao is one of the 11 island barangays and 14 are mainland barangays. Dolor’s heartbreaking story captured the Rotarians heart when it was shown in Rated K’s episode “Singsing for Schooling” last March 4, 2012. Her story also came out last year in a national newspaper before it was shown in the national television. The Rotary International 3790 found Dolor’s work a noble one and worthy of emulating. Under the leadership of Governor-elect Bautista, the Rotary will focus on water, literacy, health and hunger as categories of service.
Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries get P4.9M in DumangasSunday, 01 April 2012 03:37 | | |
A total of P4.9 million was released to 2,300 beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program from Dumangas recently. No less than Secretary Corazon “Dinky” Juliano-Soliman graced the first-ever release of cash grants to the beneficiaries of the program which is being implemented by the Department of Social Welfare and Development.
“Ang Pantawid Pamilya na programa ay isinasagawa upang tiyakin and kinabukasan ng mga bata sa Dumangas at probinsya ng Iloilo. Ito ay upang hindi na magkakaroon ng bata na hindi makapagtapos ng elementarya. Ito ay dahil sa pagnanais ng Pangulo at ng nasyonal na pamahalaan na walang maiwan sa kaunlaran,” said Soliman. The program runs for five years. Releasing of the cash grants is dependent on the compliance of the beneficiaries to conditions. A maximum of P1,400 can be released by a household beneficiary which consists of P300 for education of three children and P500 for health. Only a maximum of three children can be covered by the program.
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37 towns, cities new areas of DSWD projectsTuesday, 03 April 2012 11:49 | | |
Iloilo City-A total of 37 municipalities and cities in Western Visayas are expansion areas of DSWD programs and projects. This after the signing of a memorandum of agreement with the agency for the implementation of Pantawid Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program and KALAHI-CIDSS.
Gracing the MOA signing was Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman with Governors Victor Tanco of Capiz and Arthur Defensor Sr. of Iloilo Province; Congressman JC Rahman Nava of Guimaras and Congresswoman Janet Garin of 1st district; Cong. Lorenzo Tanada; and Country Director Matt Bohn of the Millennium Challenge Corporation. “The conditional cash transfer, community driven development and sustainable livelihood are the three leg of poverty reduction program in DSWD emphasizing that this is our contribution to poverty reduction in ensuring that inclusive economic growth is indeed felt by everyone and as the President said no one is left behind,” said Soliman. Out of the 37 LGUs, 32 are areas of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, the government’s conditional cash transfer program, while five are areas of Kapit Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services which uses a community driven development approach. Under sustainable livelihood, the DSWD implements Self-Employment Assistance-Kaunlaran and guaranteed employment which accesses the poor to jobs. Under Pantawid Pamilya, the 32 areas include the municipalities of Badiangan, Barotac Nuevo, Cabatuan, Dumangas, Estancia, Mina, New Lucena, Pototan, Tigbauan, Zarraga and Dingle, all in Iloilo Province; and Roxas City, Panitan, Pontevedra, Cuartero, Dao, Dumarao, Dumalag, Ivisan, Sigma and Mambusao from the province of Capiz.
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