The Department of Social Welfare and Development – National Capital Region Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program held a Ceremonial Signing with the 7th Civil Relations Group, Civil Relations Service, Armed Forces of the Philippines (7th CRG, CRSAFP) on May 7, 2021 (Friday) 10:00 am in Barangay Talon Kuatro, Las Pinas City.
The said activity aims the following: to strengthen the institutional partnership between DSWD-NCR and 7th CRG, CRSAFP to increase the level of well-being of 4Ps program members through the “Malasakit sa Mag-aaral and Raise to 1 Million Gardens” in NCR of the 7th CRG, CRSAFP ; enhance capacities of Patawid Pamilya farmers through provision of technical assistance on urban gardening and urban agriculture; and fully realize the mutual responsibility and convergent effort of both agencies towards a just and humane society by respecting and promoting the welfare and fundamental human rights of every members of the Pantawid Pamilya Pilipino Program (4Ps)
The ceremony was graced by the DSWD-NCR Regional Director Vicente Gregorio B. Tomas, Honorable Las Pinas City Mayor Hon. Imelda T. Aguilar, Lieutenant Colonel Celestre Frank L. Sayson, Barangay Talon Kuatro, Las Pinas City Chairperson Hon. Lawrence Philip Dl. Roco and the 4Ps program members.
The Gulayan sa Barangay – Community Organizing Project is one of the initiatives of the DSWD-NCR Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program to organize and empower the 4Ps program members to collectively act in identifying gaps and solutions from their shared ideas and experiences in community level. Hence, supporting to the mandate of Republic Act 11310 known as “An Act Institutionalizing the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps).