Davao
City – To highlight the milestone in the
implementation of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program of the Department of
Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), a Recognition Ceremony – dubbed Pagtatapos
Nyo, Tagumpay ng Pilipino will be held at the DSWD Regional Office on April
17, Friday.
Some
13,756 Pantawid Pamilya students in the region graduated from high school this
year. At least 100 of them will join the regional recognition day come Friday
afternoon.
DSWD
Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman said that having Pantawid Pamilya high school
graduates is one positive offshoot of the government’s investment to the health
and education of poor children and their families. She added that allowing the
children to finish high school will give them the chance of employability — in
return they (the graduates who got employed) can help their family break the
repeated cycle of poverty.
“The
half-day activity aims to recognize the graduating beneficiaries for their
efforts in successfully fulfilling another stage in their academic life. In
this event, exemplary graduates from all four provinces will be sharing their
experiences to inspire their fellow beneficiaries to value education,” said
DSWD XI Regional Director Priscilla N. Razon.
Pantawid
Pamilya is a human development program that provides cash assistance to
families with children 0-18 years old that religiously comply with specific
conditions of sending children to school, keeping them healthy, and parents
attending the monthly Family Development Session (FDS).
A
total 333,673 Pantawid Pamilya high school students nationwide graduated this
year. About 106,021 of these students are from Mindanao.
Meanwhile,
DSWD will launch the Listahanan 2nd Round Household Assessment on
Friday morning at Grand Menseng Hotel. Listahanan advocacy stickers and
grievance hotlines tarpaulins will also be launched. DSWD/Sheryll Jane S.
Fernandez
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