The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said families enrolled in the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) with children aged zero to five can skip two months of mandatory Family Development Sessions (FDS) if their young family members are registered with the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys).
4Ps families with kids aged 0 to 5 can skip 2 months of dev’t sessions if registered with PhilSys — DSWDThe Department of Social Welfare and Development said families enrolled in the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program with children aged zero to five can skip two months of mandatory Family Development Sessions if their young family members are registered with the Philippine Identification System .
The FDS is a series of educational sessions designed to provide 4Ps beneficiaries with knowledge and skills to improve their family’s well-being. Topics covered in the FDS sessions include health, nutrition, education, responsible parenting, and financial literacy. “This initiative highlights the importance of securing identification for all 4Ps household members, particularly for zero to five-year-old children, as a proactive measure to improve their access to essential government programs in the future,” Gabuya said.
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