Prior to the awarding, a desk validation, talent presentation, and question and answer were conducted with the provincial families and children winners by a panel of judges from DSWD partner agencies.
For the Huwarang Pamilya search, the major eligibility requirements include: A Filipino family beneficiary for at least two years; with good standing in the community with no derogatory records and has not been convicted of any administrative, criminal, civil case or cases involving moral turpitude, and whose income is not derived from gambling, prostitution, child labor, extortion, and other similar illegal resources.
For the Exemplary Children, the 4Ps child must be involved with the program for at least one, enrolled in school and compliant to 85% school attendance requirement of the program, and with good scholastic standing.
The annual Search for 4Ps Huwarang Pamilya and Exemplary Children started in 2012 and has become a good venue to advocate the program, and share 4Ps stories of change. (JDP/MAWC-PIA CAR with reports from Angela Lacson and Nicole Operaña, UC Interns)