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Social Welfare Secretary Rex Gatchalian says the lifeline subsidy is too small to explain bill shock.

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Dreams once felt out of reach for a young student from Barangay Baay, Batac City, Ilocos Norte. With little money for daily needs, even staying in school was a challenge.

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In a statement, the electric concessionaire explained that these charges do not contribute to the earnings of distribution utilities like Meralco. 

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Kapin 2,238 ka benepisyaryo sa Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program ang pormal nga nakagradwar sa “Saulog 4Ps Graduation Ceremony” nga gipahigayon niadtong Marso 28, 2026 sa Cebu City Sports Institute.

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 Up to 149,896 family-beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program or 4Ps in Western Visayas may benefit from the electricity bill discount provided by the government under the expanded Lifeline Rate Subsidy Program.

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The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 7, in partnership with the Philippine Statistics Authority, continues the registration of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program beneficiaries for the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) ID across Central Visayas.

[DatePublished] => 2026-02-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1526426 [AuthorName] => Mitchelle L. Palaubsanon [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2482821 [Title] => Higher 4Ps cash grant sought [Summary] =>

A new House bill seeks to increase the school, health and nutritional allowances of the nearly four million beneficiaries of the government’s Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program  for the poorest of the poor.

[DatePublished] => 2025-10-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1804868 [AuthorName] => Delon Porcalla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/10/26/92024-05-1121-55-49_2025-10-26_23-18-3620_thumbnail.jpg ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2482496 [Title] => Ex-4Ps beneficiary passes Physicians examination [Summary] =>

The Department of Social Welfare and Development has commended a former beneficiary of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program who recently passed the 2025 Physicians Licensure Examination given by the Board of Medicine.

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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Friday that P36 billion originally set aside for flood control will be reallocated to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).

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DPWH’s flood control budget ballooned to P254B — bigger than agriculture, health, and transport allocations. Where did the cuts go? Ateneo flags the diversions.

[DatePublished] => 2025-09-23 15:18:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807868 [AuthorName] => Dominique Nicole Flores [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/07/27/19_2025-07-27_22-59-40465_thumbnail.jpg ) ) )
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                    [Title] => 4Ps not to blame for electric bill shock, says DSWD chief
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Social Welfare Secretary Rex Gatchalian says the lifeline subsidy is too small to explain bill shock.

[DatePublished] => 2026-05-07 07:30:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/05/06/rex-gatchalian_2026-05-06_19-04-52276_thumbnail.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2524491 [Title] => 4Ps beneficiary ranks Top 2 in pharmacy boards [Summary] =>

Dreams once felt out of reach for a young student from Barangay Baay, Batac City, Ilocos Norte. With little money for daily needs, even staying in school was a challenge.

[DatePublished] => 2026-04-29 18:03:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1804891 [AuthorName] => Artemio Dumlao [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/04/29/kyla-camille-ortal_2026-04-29_18-06-51728_thumbnail.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2523748 [Title] => Are 'pass-through' charges Meralco-imposed? Concessionaire says no [Summary] =>

In a statement, the electric concessionaire explained that these charges do not contribute to the earnings of distribution utilities like Meralco. 

[DatePublished] => 2026-04-26 16:46:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807953 [AuthorName] => Ian Laqui [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/03/31/meralco_2026-03-31_11-31-50842_thumbnail.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2517631 [Title] => 2, 238 ka benepisyaryo sa 4ps nigradwar na [Summary] =>

Kapin 2,238 ka benepisyaryo sa Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program ang pormal nga nakagradwar sa “Saulog 4Ps Graduation Ceremony” nga gipahigayon niadtong Marso 28, 2026 sa Cebu City Sports Institute.

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 Up to 149,896 family-beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program or 4Ps in Western Visayas may benefit from the electricity bill discount provided by the government under the expanded Lifeline Rate Subsidy Program.

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The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 7, in partnership with the Philippine Statistics Authority, continues the registration of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program beneficiaries for the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) ID across Central Visayas.

[DatePublished] => 2026-02-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1526426 [AuthorName] => Mitchelle L. Palaubsanon [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2482821 [Title] => Higher 4Ps cash grant sought [Summary] =>

A new House bill seeks to increase the school, health and nutritional allowances of the nearly four million beneficiaries of the government’s Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program  for the poorest of the poor.

[DatePublished] => 2025-10-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1804868 [AuthorName] => Delon Porcalla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/10/26/92024-05-1121-55-49_2025-10-26_23-18-3620_thumbnail.jpg ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2482496 [Title] => Ex-4Ps beneficiary passes Physicians examination [Summary] =>

The Department of Social Welfare and Development has commended a former beneficiary of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program who recently passed the 2025 Physicians Licensure Examination given by the Board of Medicine.

[DatePublished] => 2025-10-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1804891 [AuthorName] => Artemio Dumlao [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2475556 [Title] => Marcos diverts P36-B flood control funds to DSWD programs [Summary] =>

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Friday that P36 billion originally set aside for flood control will be reallocated to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).

[DatePublished] => 2025-09-26 14:58:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1808287 [AuthorName] => Jean Mangaluz [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/09/26/bualoi-opong-legaspi-city-albay_2025-09-26_15-01-51488_thumbnail.jpg ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2474873 [Title] => Flood control, 'ayuda' eating into budgets for food, health, jobs – Ateneo [Summary] =>

DPWH’s flood control budget ballooned to P254B — bigger than agriculture, health, and transport allocations. Where did the cuts go? Ateneo flags the diversions.

[DatePublished] => 2025-09-23 15:18:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807868 [AuthorName] => Dominique Nicole Flores [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/07/27/19_2025-07-27_22-59-40465_thumbnail.jpg ) ) )
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