420,000 families graduated from 4Ps since last year— Marcos

More than 420,000 families have graduated from the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) since last year, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said during his third State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday

“Mula noong nakaraang SONA, mahigit apat na raan at dalawampung libong (420,000) pamilya na ang naka-graduate sa programa. Ibig sabihin, sa tulong ng 4Ps, mas gumanda na ang kanilang kalagayan at kakayahang makipagsapalaran sa laban ng buhay,” Marcos said.

(Since the last SONA, over 420,000 families have been able to graduate from the program. It means that with the help of 4Ps, their condition and their ability to deal with the challenges of life improved.)

The President also noted that 4,000 4Ps student-beneficiaries are now licensed teachers.

He added that in the past two years, 35 4Ps student-beneficiaries landed as topnotchers in their respective board examinations.

“Ilan sa kanila ay si Teacher Khane Jevie Cervantes ng Davao Oriental, na nakuha ang number one sa Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers nitong nakaraang Marso. Isa rin ay si Engr. Alexis Alegado na nanguna sa Civil Engineering Board Exams noong Abril ng nakalipas na taon,” Marcos said.

(Some of them are Teacher Khane Jevie Cervantes of Davao Oriental, who topped the Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers last March, and Engr. Alexis Alegado who ranked first in the Civil Engineering Board Exams last April 2023.) 

The Department of Social Welfare and Development earlier said 4Ps beneficiaries may avail of educational assistance programs such as scholarships and student loans from the Commission on Higher Education.—AOL, GMA Integrated News