...PANTAWID PAMILYANG PILIPINO PROGRAM (Conditional Cash Transfer in the Philippines) HISTORY Pantawid Program started in 2008 is one of the responses of the Philippine Government to the challenge of meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The program works to attain 5 out of the 8 MDGs namely: Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Goal 2: Achieve universal primary education Goal 3: Promote gender equality and empower women Goal 4: Reduce child mortality Goal 5: Improve maternal health This version of the government of the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) was patterned after the successful poverty reduction and social development measures of some Latin and Caribbean countries: |Country |Name of Program |Year Started | |Brazil |Bolsa Familia |1995 | |Mexico |Progresa/Oportunidades |1997 | |Colombia |Familias en Accion |2000 | |Honduras |Programa de Asignacion Familiar |2000 | |Nicaragua...
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...threshold (basic food and non-food needs) every month. It only shows that the respective amounts of the food and poverty thresholds increased by 11.1 percent from the first semester of 2009 to the first half of the 2012 compared to the 26.0 percent increase between the first semesters of 2006-2009,(NSCB 2012). According to the report of National Statistical Board, poverty incidence among Filipino families estimated a rate of 22.3 percent during the first semester of 2012, and 23.4 percent and 22.9 percent during the same periods in 2006 and 2009. Statistical data showed that poverty in the Philippines increases each year and due to this problem, the government developed the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4P’S) that has now become its flagship social assistance program to help the poor. Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program is a Modified Conditional Cash Transfer for the poor families in the Philippines. According to Lucy Basset in her discussion paper entitled “Can Conditional Cash Transfer Programs Play a Greater Role in Reducing Child Undernutrition?, October 2008, Conditional Cash Transfer Conditional Cash Transfer programs (CCTs) provide cash payments...
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...threshold (basic food and non-food needs) every month. It only shows that the respective amounts of the food and poverty thresholds increased by 11.1 percent from the first semester of 2009 to the first half of the 2012 compared to the 26.0 percent increase between the first semesters of 2006-2009,(NSCB 2012). According to the report of National Statistical Board, poverty incidence among Filipino families estimated a rate of 22.3 percent during the first semester of 2012, and 23.4 percent and 22.9 percent during the same periods in 2006 and 2009. Statistical data showed that poverty in the Philippines increases each year and due to this problem, the government developed the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4P’S) that has now become its flagship social assistance program to help the poor. Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program is a Modified Conditional Cash Transfer for the poor families in the Philippines. According to Lucy Basset in her discussion paper entitled “Can Conditional Cash Transfer Programs Play a Greater Role in Reducing Child Undernutrition?, October 2008, Conditional Cash Transfer Conditional Cash Transfer programs (CCTs) provide cash payments...
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...provides that: The State shall promote a just and dynamic social order that will ensure the prosperity and independence of the nation and free the people from poverty through policies that provide adequate social services, promote full employment, a rising standard of living, and an improved quality of life for all. According to 2006 Annual Poverty Statistics of the National Statistical Coordination Board, 27.9 Million Filipinos or one-third (l/3) ofthe entire population are poor. To address this problem the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) together implemented a Conditional Cash Transfer Program known as Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) inspired by the successes of similar programs in Latin American countries such as Bolsa Familia in Brazil, Familias en Accion in Colombia and OPORTUNIDADES in Mexico. The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) is more than a welfare program; it addresses structural inequities in society and promotes human capital development of the poor, thus, breaking the intergenerational cycle of poverty. The conditions attached to the grants require parents to undergo trainings on responsible parenthood, have their children undergo health check-ups and ensure school attendance. The program ensures that there is sufficient resource for the health, nutrition and education of children aged 0-14 year old. An initial study on the pilot areas of the program shows promising results. In Esperanza and Sibagat, Agusan del Sur for example...
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...Abstract When the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program was designed, the government publicly promised to limit to five years the giving of the education and health grants. This five-year limit is almost over for the first set of beneficiaries by 2013. The natural policy question then is: Would it be wise to keep the promise or would an extension be better? This paper presents five arguments and evidence why the extension of the program is better than keeping the promise to limit it to five years. The five arguments include: (a) the problems that the Pantawid had been designed to address continue to be high priority issues; (b) Pantawid remains credible as an effective and valuable instrument for poverty alleviation in the short run and for reducing the transmission of intergenerational poverty in the long run; (c) the extension could provide great opportunities to produce a much greater positive impact on the welfare of the poor; (d) the extension could buy much-needed time for developing and implementing an adequate and workable transition promotion strategy to help beneficiaries outgrow their need for CCT assistance and, therefore, facilitate its termination; and (e) secondary education enrollment and completion produces high returns in terms of increased earning and is achievable with a moderate amount of subsidy. The paper ends with cautionary notes including articulating that Pantawid remains a bridging program; the need for a careful study to ensure affordability and maximize...
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...Chapter I INTRODUCTION Poverty remains a critical problem that needs to be addressed. All over the world, it remains number 1 problem to all states especially in South Africa where more than half of the population lives below the poverty line. The gap between the rich and the poor is among the worst in the world. (Oxfam, 2015) Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) ranks as the poorest country in the world based on its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita over the 2009-2013 period. Out of the 23 poorest countries in the world, 19 are located in Africa.(Global Finance Magazine,2014) With DRC citizens earning on average $ 394.25 a year, the country stands in sharp contrast with Qatar where people earn an average of $ 105,091.42 a year. Following the Democratic of Congo are Zimbabwe, where in 2013 people earned $ 589.25 on average, Burundi where they earn $648.58 a year and Liberia where people earn $ 716.04 on average. The first non-African country on the list is Afghanistan, which comes in the 10th place. It is also the first country where the average annual income passes the $1,000 threshold with $1072.19. Other non-African countries on the list of the poorest 23 countries in the world are Nepal, Haiti and Myanmar. Haiti, a country in America whose 77% population live below poverty line. More than 46 million people out of a population of 308 million live in poverty in America. Nepal and Myanmar are small countries in Asia. In 2012, the population of Myanmar was estimated...
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...ABSTRACT Title: THE INFLUENCE OF PANTAWID PAMILYANG PILIPINO PROGRAM TO THE GRADE 7 STUDENTS OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF TAMPILISAN DISTRICT: ITS IMPLICATIONS TO EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT 1. Total Number of Pages: 107 Text Number of Pages: 88 2.Author : WILFREDA DEYSOLONG-NALZARO 3.Type of Document : Thesis 4.Type of Publication : Unpublished 5.Host Institution : Southern Capital Colleges Oroquieta City 6.Key Words : PANTAWID PAMILYANG PILIPINO PROGRAM, GRADE 7 STUDENTS, IMPLICATIONS TO EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT 7.Abstract 7.1. Summary The purpose of this descriptive correlational study was to determine the personal profile of the student respondents and the influence of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program to the Grade 7 students of Galingon, New Dapitan, Situbo, Tampilisan and Tininggaan High Schools of Tampilisan District, for the school year 2012-2013.Eight research questions were answered: the personal demographic profile of the respondents; the correlation between each of the students’ demographic profile factor and their academic performance; and the influence of the 4P’s cash grant to the student beneficiary as perceived by the teachers and the respondents in terms of punctuality in class attendance; accomplishment of class projects; participation in class activities; participation in...
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...___________________________________________________________________ November 26, 2012 Mr. JOSE MARIO D. AQUINO Municipal Link, 4Ps Department of Social Welfare and Development Mulanay, Quezon Dear Sir: We are third year Bachelor in Elementary Education (BEED) students of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines Mulanay who are presently working on our research study entitled, “ ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF PANTAWID PAMILYANG PILIPINO PROGRAM (4Ps) TO THE FILIPINO FAMILY: THE MULANAY, QUEZON EXPERIENCE”. In view of this, we would like to ask permission to conduct the said in your barangays under your supervision. Rest assured that the information we will gather will only be used for academic purposes. My acknowledgment is yours in advance. Very truly yours, Ms. CHERYL ANN E. RIVERA Ms. ROCEL C. ROLLOQUE Ms. MYRA L. VILLACRUEL Researchers Noted: Dr. ADELIA R. ROADILLA Approved: Subject Professor, OS224 Director Mr. JOSE MARIO D. AQUINO Municipal Link, 4Ps ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF PANTAWID PAMILYANG PILIPINO PROGRAM (4Ps) TO THE FILIPINO FAMILY: THE MULANAY, QUEZON EXPERIENCE QUESTIONNAIRE Part I. THE DEMOGRAPIC PROFILE OF THE RESPONDENTS Please check the answer that best describes you. Name (optional):___________________________________ Address: _________________________________________ Gender: ______Male ______Female Age: ______Between 18-25 years old _______Between 41-45 years...
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...THE Effects of THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PANTAWID PAMILYANG PILIPINO PROGRAM (4P’S) on the economic status OF THE THIRTY (30) BENEFICIARIES OF BARANGAY LATI, BALINDONG, LANAO DEL SUR CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM A. Rationale Poverty has been a problem in the Philippines since time immemorial. Unfortunately, the number of Filipinos suffering from the aforementioned social problem is increasing every year. This is in spite of the poverty alleviation interventions being implemented by the government and numerous civic society groups. Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s nine-year term saw the birth and growth of one of her foremost anti-poverty programs – the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program – popularly known as the 4Ps. Pantawid Pamilya is a conditional cash transfer program that provides incentives for poor families to invest in their future by ensuring that mothers and children avail of healthcare and that children go to school. It is a human development program of the national government that invests in the health and education of poor households, particularly of children aged 0-14 years old. The program aims to provide social assistance and social development to its beneficiaries. By providing opportunity for the development of the young, it envisions to prevent the vicious transmission of the cycle of poverty. Pantawid Pamilya helps to fulfill the country’s commitment to meet the Millennium Development Goals. The aforementioned program has been around for quite some...
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...Introduction Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino program is a human development program of the national government that provides conditional cash grants to extremely poor households to improve their health, nutrition and education particularly of children aged 0-14. The poorest households in the municipalities are selected through the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) implemented by the DSWD using the Proxy Means Test. This test determines the socio-economic category of the families by looking at certain proxy variables such as ownership of assets, type of housing, education of the household head, livelihood of the family and access to water sanitation facilities. Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program Management System is a system that provides an all-in-one management of the said program. Although the said program has existing systems that they are using, this system will provide more enhanced and powerful functionality for the user. 1.1.2 Objectives The said proposed system has the following objectives: * It aims to provide organized data to the user. * It aims also to lessen human error when it comes to inputting of data. * It aims also to provide more accurate and updated data than the current system. * It aims to have an easier access of data. 1.1.3 Scope and Limitations The said proposed system has the following scopes and limitations: * This system will focus on Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program. ...
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...Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program Poverty is one major problem, not only our government, but everyone of us faces. It deprives people not only of safe water and adequate food, clothing and shelter, but also education and healthcare. It puts people’s life in danger and robs them of their future. Moreover, poverty takes away people’s right, their freedom, dignity and peace of mind. Certainly, in a country well governed, poverty is something to be disgraced of. In line with this, with thinking minds as the ‘raw’ materials, brainstorming as the process, they had come up with a useful product, the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps’). This is one of the State’s anti-poverty initiatives under President Benigno Aquino III’s administration. Its objectives are to provide social assistance by giving cash assistance to poor families to lessen their basic needs and to develop social welfare by breaking the intergenerational poverty cycle through investments in human capital. However, the question we are all interested of is that, how useful and effective is this program in our country? According to the National Statistics Office (NSO) Cebu district officer Gil Melchor Rubia, the poverty incidence among population during the first semester of 2012 was estimated at 27.9 percent. She added that comparing this with the 2006 and 2009 first semester figures estimated at 28.8 percent and 28.6 percent, respectively, poverty remained unchanged. It is still a mystery of how the...
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...Conditional Cash Transfer Program in the Philippines: Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Maryjoy Mella, Floren Camille Osido and Lemarie Suing INTRODUCTION Dr. Virola (2011), Secretary General of the National Statistical Coordination Board, said in his presentation of the 2009 Official Poverty Statistics that a Filipino needed PhP 974 in 2009 to meet his or her monthly food needs and PhP 1,403 to stay out of poverty. In 2009, a family of five needed PhP 4, 869 monthly income to meet food needs and PhP 7, 017 to stay out of poverty. Results of the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey also revealed that one in every five Filipino households, or an estimated 4.3 million families, experienced involuntary hunger in the third quarter of the year 2011 (http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/84129/more-filipinos-going-hungry-survey-shows). The Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) programs serves as the government’s answers to the pressing issues regarding poverty. Calvo (2011) defines the CCT as programs that provide cash benefits to finance the basic needs and foster investment in human capital to extremely poor households. These benefits are conditioned on certain behaviors, usually related to investments in nutrition, health, and education. The emergence of CCT programs occurred during the late 1990s, with Mexico’s innovative Progresa (now Opurtunidades) program emerging as one of the earliest schemes in 1997. The evidences highlighting the effectiveness of Progresa motivated a rise in similar...
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...let me state again the very essence of 4Ps (Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program) of the government according to DSWD (Department of Social Welfare and Development) as the administrator of the said program -- 4Ps as a poverty reduction and social development strategy that provides conditional cash grants to extremely poor households to improve their health, nutrition, and education particularly in children. Conditional (as highlighted) in a sense that the government will do its job by giving financial assistance to its people and on the other half, the people (especially parents) also have to do their part by ensuring and improving the health and well-being of the young one’s. This helps the government to invest in human capital, which is the ability to perform labor so as to produce economic value. The Prime Minister of the government side stated that “we should stop the implementation of 4ps because it develops a culture of laziness and dependency of the people to the government”, and I fail to agree with this inaccurate statement because the 4Ps beneficiaries were also introduced into livelihood programs also known as SEA-K (Self Employment Assistance – Kaunlaran). And I can give you one of some success stories about this program to support the fact that I had given. Here is this woman named Maribel Baccay, a mother of six, from Paracelis, Mt. Province. As one of the first batch of beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), also known as the conditional...
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...The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program is a poverty reduction and social development strategy of the national government that provides conditional cash grants to extremely poor households to improve their health, nutrition and education particularly of children aged 0-14. Pantawid Pamilya has dual objectives: * Social Assistance - to provide cash assistance to the poor to alleviate their immediate need (short term poverty alleviation); and * Social Development - to break the intergenerational poverty cycle through investments in human capital. Pantawid Pamilya helps to fulfill the country’s commitment to meet the Millennium Development Goals, namely: 1. Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger 2. Achieve Universal Primary Education 3. Promote Gender Equality 4. Reduce Child Mortality 5. Improve Maternal Health Targeting System The poorest households in the municipalities are selected through the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) implemented by the DSWD using the Proxy Means Test. This test determines the socio-economic category of the families by looking at certain proxy variables such as ownership of assets, type of housing, education of the household head, livelihood of the family and access to water and sanitation facilities. Eligible Households 1. Residents of the poorest municipalities based on 2003 Small Area Estimates (SAE) of NSCB; 2. Households...
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...ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND SCHOOL ATTENDANCE OF THE 4P’S CHILDREN OF PEÑARRUBIA DISTRICT 2016-2017 A RESEARCH PAPER PRESENTED TO THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF TE DIVINE WORD COLLEGE OF BANGUED BANGUED, ABRA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR TE SUBJECT METHODS OF RESEARCH BY: SHERALD ROY G. ZAPATERO MAED STUDENT Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) is a human development measure of the national government that provides conditional cash grants to the poorest of the poor, to improve the health, nutrition, and the education of children aged 0-18. It is patterned after the conditional cash transfer (CCT) schemes in Latin American and African countries, which have lifted millions of people around the world from poverty. The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is the lead government agency of the 4Ps. The 4Ps has dual objectives as the flagship poverty alleviation program of the Aquino administration: *social assistance, giving monetary support to extremely poor families to respond to their immediate needs; and *social development, breaking the intergenerational poverty cycle by investing in the health and education of poor children through programs such as: -health check-ups for pregnant women and children aged 0 to 5; -deworming of schoolchildren aged 6 to 14; -enrollment of children in daycare, elementary, and secondary schools; and -family development sessions. The 4Ps also helps the Philippine government...
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