Manila, Sept. 5 -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) announced on Friday that 300 Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) household-beneficiaries from this city have graduated from the national government's poverty reduction program.

The DSWD held on Thursday the "Pugay Tagumpay" for the 4Ps members who have achieved self-sufficiency level after several years of being beneficiaries of the program and receiving not only cash grants but also skills enhancement and livelihood training from other government agencies.

Two of the 300 graduates in this city are the families of Jenneth Sabulao of Barangay 48-A and Kimberly Monterozo of Barangay 31.

Monterozo, a child-monitored beneficiary under 4Ps, has expressed gratit...