The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reiterated on Wednesday (September 25) the conditions that must be complied by the beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) to continue receiving the cash grants.
“Kung wala po kayong natupad sa mga conditions na nakalagay doon sa inyong oath of commitment ay wala po talaga kayong matatanggap na cash grants dahil ang cash grants natin ay nakabase doon sa pagtalima o pag-follow doon sa conditions na itinakda ng program,” 4Ps Social Marketing Division Chief (DC) Marie Grace Ponce said during the third episode of ‘4Ps Fastbreak’ aired over the DSWD’s Facebook page.
For health conditions, pregnant women should have pre and postnatal checkups, according to SMD Chief Ponce.
“Ang mga bata na 5 years old pababa ay kinakailangan ng regular checkup, magpa-vaccine kung ano yung mga nire-require na vaccines,” DC Ponce pointed out.
The 4Ps official clarified that checkup procedures of pregnant women and children are based on the existing protocol of the Department of Health (DOH).
“Kasama na rin po dyan yung deworming ng mga bata na may edad 14 pababa,” the 4Ps division chief added.
For education, children 3-18 years old must be enrolled in school and daycare or preschool, elementary, and high school children must have 85% class attendance rate in a school year.
SMD Chief Ponce said one of the unique conditions of 4Ps is the attendance of parent beneficiaries to the Family Development Sessions (FDS).
Attendance to the monthly FDS is mandatory for 4Ps beneficiaries as part of the agency’s commitment to empower marginalized communities through education and practical support.
Launched in 2008 and institutionalized by Republic Act No. 11310 in 2019, the 4Ps is the national poverty reduction strategy and human capital investment program that provides conditional cash transfer to poor households for a maximum period of seven years to improve their children’s health, nutrition and education.
Each household beneficiary receives Php750 per month for health; Php300 per child in elementary, Php500 per child in junior high school, and Php700 per child in senior high school for education, with a maximum of three children per household for 10 months in a school year; and a monthly rice subsidy of Php600 for active and compliant households.
“Cash grants are computed according to compliance with said conditions and are released every two (2) months,” 4Ps SMD Chief Ponce pointed out.
The ‘4Ps Fastbreak’ is hosted by Ms. Venus Balito of the Digital Media Service (DMS) and is aired every Wednesday, 11 am, using the DSWD’s Facebook platform.
