6,858 families in Caraga graduate from 4Ps in 2022

Posted on December 29, 2022

Katumanan ceremony held in Cabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte

(From left) DSWD Caraga ARDO Jean Paul Parajes, ARDA Faizal Padate, RD Mari-Flor Dollaga and Trento mayor William Galvez grace the Katumanan ceremony in Trento, Agusan del Sur

Katumanan ceremony held in Carrascal, Surigao del Sur

Katumanan ceremony held in Jabonga, Agusan del Norte

A total of 6,858 families in Caraga Region have graduated from DSWD’s Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) this year.

Graduation ceremonies dubbed “Katumanan” were held recently in different local government units around the region. Such ceremonies were graced by city/municipal officials, DSWD Caraga staff, and partner stakeholders.

Katumanan, which is Bisaya word for “fulfillment”, is indeed the realization of the dreams of these families who now exit the program as they are now out of extreme poverty and are now self-sufficient.

Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, implemented by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), is a human development measure of the national government that provides conditional cash grants to the poorest of the poor, to improve the health, nutrition, and the education of children aged 0-18.