Manila, July 10 -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Thursday completed cash-for-work payments to 4,713 student beneficiaries in Lanao del Sur.

DSWD-10 (Northern Mindanao) is overseeing these payouts at Mindanao State University - Main Campus from July 8 to 11.

The payments are part of the 'Tara, Basa!' Tutoring Program for beneficiaries in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Under this initiative, students receive PHP361 per day for their work as tutors and youth development workers.

"Parents who took part in the 20-day Nanay-Tatay sessions were also compensated PHP235 per day for their active participation," the DSWD statement added.

The 'Tara, Basa!' program aims to help children be...