ZAMBOANGA CITY - To give due recognition to family-beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program or 4Ps who maintain strong family ties, demonstrate positive Filipino values and have a positive impact in the community where they reside, the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) recently awarded a family as Huwarang Pantawid Pamilya regional winner.
Four family-beneficiaries of 4Ps from across Zamboanga Peninsula who are themselves provincial winners in their respective provinces vied for the regional title and the family of Mr. and Mrs. Renato Gituayan from Labangan, Zamboanga del Sur emerged as this year’s regional winner.
The four contestants gathered in an awarding event held recently here in the city, where each family showed off their talents through sing and dance number.
The winning family received P2,000 in cash, Certificate of Recognition and mixed goodies from DSWD.
The Gituayan family will represent region 9 in the national level.
It was learned that provincial and regional searches were conducted in all DSWD field offices with family-contestants subjected to desk validation and panel interviews. In the desk validation, the judge is allowed to scrutinize and review the packaged documentations submitted based on their activities at home and participation in the community.
The Huwarang Pantawid Pamilya is an annual search, which was launched in 2012 by National Program Management Office (NPMO) and the National Committee on the Filipino Families.
Other family-finalist for the regional search were Mr. and Mrs. Dario Ponce from Rizal, Zamboanga del Norte; Mr. and Mrs. Ereneo Carumba from Zamboanga Sibugay and Mr. and Mrs.Ruben Abdurasid from District I-Recodo, Zamboanga City.