pantawid.dswd.gov.ph : Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program Philippines

Organization : Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)
Facility : Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program
Country : Philippines
Website : https://pantawid.dswd.gov.ph/about/

What is Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program?

The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), Implemented by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), is the national poverty reduction strategy of the government as stated under the Republic Act No. 11310 or “An Act institutionalizing Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps)” which was signed on April 17, 2019. Patterned after the conditional cash transfer scheme implemented in other developing countries, 4Ps provides cash grants to beneficiaries provided that they comply with the set of conditions required by the program.

Eligible Beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program

To be eligible for cash grants, poor and near-poor or families must be willing to comply the conditions and meet any of the following criteria:

1. 0-18 years old.
2. Pregnant at the time of enumeration

Note:
Farmers, fisherfolks, homeless families, indigenous peoples, informal settlers and those in geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas are automatically included in the standard targeting system in the DSWD but will still have to meet the criteria to be eligible for cash grants.

Selection of qualified household-beneficiaries is through a standardized targeting system. To be eligible for the program, identified poor and near poor households or families must be willing to comply with the conditions and meet the following criteria: (a) With 0-18 years old family member; and/or (b) with a pregnant family member at the time of registration. Farmers, fisherfolks, homeless families and indigenous peoples, informal settlers and those in geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas are automatically included in the standardized targeting system.

Benefits of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program

Subject to the compliance with the programs conditions, a household is entitled to receive the following grants:

Conditions of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program

To be eligible for cash grants, beneficiaries must be willing to comply with the health and education conditions set in the “Oath of Commitment”.

Below are the following program conditions the beneficiaries must comply:
Education:
** Children 3-4 years old must attend day care or pre-school at least 85% of the time;
** Children 5-18 years old must attend elementary or secondary classes at least 85% of the total days of classes every month

Health:
** Pregnant women must avail of pre-natal services, give birth in a health facility, attended by a skilled health professional, and receive post-partum care, and post-natal care for her newborn;
** Children 0-5 years old must receive regular preventive health and nutrition services including check-ups and vaccinations;
** Children 1-14 years old must avail of deworming pills at least twice a year; and
** At least one (1) responsible person must attend the Family Development Sessions at least once a month.

FAQ On Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program

Frequently Asked Questions FAQ On Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program

What are the Type of Grants under the CCT that can be availed of?
Under RA 11310

Education Grant:
** Day-care and Elementary students – P300/month for 10 months/year
** Junior High School – P500/month for 10 months/year
** Senior High School – P700/month for 10 months/year
** Health grant shall not be lower than P750/month for a maximum period of 12 months. The health grant is a fixed amount and does not depend on the number of members in the household.
** Automatic coverage under the National Health Insurance Program or PhilHealth.
** Availment in the modalities of interventions from the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) or other similar programs offered by other government agencies or accredited private institutions.

Other Benefits:
** Rice subsidy: Each compliant household is entitled to receive P600 per month or a total of P7,200 per year as directed by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte in 2017 during his first State of the Nation Address
** UCT: With the implementation of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law, a monthly subsidy amounting P300 for 2019 and 2020 is provided to active households of the program.

What happens when a household-beneficiary does not comply with the program conditions?
As members of the program, the partner beneficiaries are fully oriented and aware of their co-responsibilities and the consequences of their willful non-compliance to program conditions as manifested in their signed Panunumpa/ Oath of Commitment, which signifies their duty to comply with the conditions. When members of the program do not comply with all of the program conditions, they do not receive the cash transfers.

Program implementers help them resolve the barriers impairing them from complying. The members’ persistent failure to comply with ALL of the program conditions, resulting to non-receipt of cash transfers despite the efforts of the concerned program implementers to help them resolve the barriers impairing them from complying, may be taken to mean that the households are either no longer interested in the program, or are willfully not complying with their commitment to the program. (DSWD M.C. No. 36, 2020)

What is the purpose of the Family Development Sessions?
The Family Development Sessions (FDS) is a monthly parent group activity attended by the main grantee/s of the household, usually mothers, to enhance their parenting capabilities and encourage them to be more active citizens of the society.