Graduating beneficiaries of 4Ps to get continued support
MANILA, Philippines — Graduating members of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) will continue to receive assistance from the government to prevent them from sliding back to poverty, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian said.
In a message on Friday to the graduating 4Ps beneficiaries who participated in the DSWD’s rollout of “Trabaho ng Bagong Pilipinas” job fair at the Rizal Memorial stadium in Manila, Gatchalian said that he received a standing order from President Marcos to ensure that the graduating 4Ps beneficiaries will get livelihood to prevent them from returning to poverty.
“I know that the process is long, but we assure you that the national government continues to monitor to ensure that you will have what you need every day,” Gatchalian said.
The Trabaho sa Bagong Pilipinas is an exclusive job fair for 4Ps beneficiaries with 94 employers invited by the Department of Labor and Employment participating.
Also present at the event to provide pre-employment and advisory services were the Department of Trade and Industry, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, Overseas Workers Welfare Administration, Philippine Statistics Authority, National Bureau of Investigation, Philippine National Police, Social Security System, Bureau of Internal Revenue, PhilHealth, Pag-IBIG Fund and the Office of the President.
Kadiwa ng Pangulo stalls were also set up by the Department of Agriculture to provide affordable basic goods and commodities to the beneficiaries.