45 LGUs in Visayas embrace Pantawid

Forty-five cities and municipalities from the Central Visayas have inked a deal of acceptance for the implementation of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) in their area.

More than 148,000 beneficiary households were added to the existing 61,700, bringing the total head count for Region 7 to almost 210,000.

The towns of Bacong, Dauin, Valencia and the cities of Dumaguete and Tanjay in Negros Oriental with 6,580 households were added as beneficiaries of the set 5 implementation of the 4Ps program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development.

The mayors of these areas personally graced the ceremony to accept the program. Tthe provincial government was represented by Provincial Social Wlefare Officer Alicia Lagarde.

Pantawid Pamilya implementation has also reached Tagbilaran City in Bohol and 17 more municipalities namely Balilihan, Calape, Catigbian, Loon, Clarin, San Isidro, Sagbayan, San Miguel, Talibon covering Districts 1 and 2. District 3 includes the towns of Anda, Batuan, Candijay, Duero, Guindulman, Lila, Sierra Bullones and Valencia for a total of 17,836 households.

Cebu Province has the most number of additional areas from District 1-5 covering four cities and 17 municipalities. Cities included are Talisay, Toledo, Bogo and Danao while the municipalities are Carcar, Naga, Alcantara, Argao, Dalaguete, Moalboal, Ronda and Santander. Other towns include Aloguinsan, Balamban, Pinamungahan, Medellin, Santa Fe, Carmen, Pilar, San Francisco and Tudela.  A total of 41,119 additional household were added to Cebu.

The signing ceremony held in the grand ballroom of Sarossa International Hotel in Cebu City was graced by Social Welfare Undersecretary Mateo Montano.

The mayors will provide the necessary supply side for health and education such as health center, workers, classrooms, opportunities for livelihood and monitor the beneficiaries’ compliance of 4Ps, also known as conditional cash transfer program.