| Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Commercial? | No (Government) |
| Type of project | Conditional cash transfer |
| Owner | Department of Social Welfare and Development |
| Country | Philippines |
| Status | Active |
Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (English: Bridging Program for the Filipino Family), is aconditional cash transfer program of thePhilippine government under theDepartment of Social Welfare and Development.[1] It aims to eradicateextreme poverty in the Philippines by investing in health and education particularly in ages 0–18.[2] It is patterned on programs in other developing countries like Brazil (Bolsa Familia) and Mexico (Oportunidades).[3][need quotation to verify] As of June 25, 2024, the 4Ps program operates in 17 regions, 79 provinces and 1,484 municipalities and 143 key cities covering 4,090,667 household beneficiaries.
A 2018 bill institutionalizing the 4Ps cash transfer program was principally authored by SenatorLeila de Lima[4] and co-authored by SenatorRisa Hontiveros.[5] In April 2019, PresidentRodrigo Duterte signed the bill into law as Republic Act 11310.[6][7]
The program focused on these objectives:
The poorest among poor families as identified by a 2003 Small Area Estimate (SAE) survey from theNational Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) are eligible. The poorest among the poor are selected through a proxy-means test.[8] Economic indicators such as ownership of assets, type of housing, education of the household head, livelihood of the family and access to water and sanitation facilities are proxy variables to indicate the family economic category.[9] Additional qualifications for households include having children 0–14 years old and/or pregnant women during the assessment. Applicants must agree on all the conditions set by the government to enter the program.[citation needed]
Certain entitites[which?] had derided the program (among other similar ones offered by theGovernment of the Philippines) as causing the recipients to lose incentive to strive hard and just wait for the payouts,[10][11] that in the words ofRamon Tulfo, "it promotes sloth, indolence or laziness among the lower sectors of society."[12]
Poverty in the Philippines: Hunger
