4 P's
4 P's
4 P's
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.
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Pantawid Pamilya helps to fulfill the country’s commitment to meet the Millennium
Development Goals, namely:
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 whose economic condition is equal to or below the provincial poverty
threshold.
3. Households that have children 0-14 years old and/or have a pregnant woman at the time
of assessment;
4. Households that agree to meet conditions specified in the program.
Set of Co-Responsibilities
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To avail of the cash grants beneficiaries should comply with the following conditions:
1. Pregnant women must avail pre- and post-natal care and be attended during childbirth by
a trained health professional;
2. Parents must attend Family Development Sessions (FDS);
3. 0-5 year old children must receive regular preventive health check-ups and vaccines;
4. 3-5 year old children must attend day care or pre-school classes at least 85% of the time.
5. 6-14 year old children must enroll in elementary or high school and must attend at least
85% of the time.
6. 6-14 years old children must receive deworming pills twice a year.
Program Coverage
Program Cycle
The implementation of Pantawid Pamilya Program follows the 8-step cycle starting from the 1)
selection of target areas, 2) supply side assessment, 3) selection of household beneficiaries, 4)
registration and validation of beneficiaries, 5) Family Registry preparation, 6) initial payment, 7)
verification of compliance and 8) 2nd and succeeding release of cash grants.
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Program Package
- P6,000 a year or P500 per month per household for health and nutrition expenses; and
- P3000 for one school year or 10 months or P300/month per child for educational
expenses. A maximum of three children per household is allowed.
A household with three qualified children receives a subsidy of P1,400/month during the school
year or P15,000 annually as long as they comply with the conditionalities. The cash grants shall
be received by the most responsible person in the household, usually the mother, through a
Land Bank cash card.
In cases where payment through cash card is not feasible, the beneficiaries shall be provided
their cash grants through an alternative payment scheme such as over-the-counter transactions
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Contacts
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dinky@dswd.gov.ph
phtaradji@dswd.gov.ph
mgmontano@dswd.gov.ph,
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matmontano@hotmail.com
Program Manager
4ps-pmo@dswd.gov.ph
Regional Offices
Field Office I
fo1@dswd.gov.ph
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Field Office II
fo2@dswd.gov.ph
fo3@dswd.gov.ph, asapostol@dswd.gov.ph
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fo4a@dswd.gov.ph
fo4b@dswd.gov.ph
Field Office V
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dswdfov@digitelone.com
Field Office VI
fo6@dswd.gov.ph
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dswdro7@cvis.net.ph
fo8@dswd.gov.ph
Field Office IX
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fo9@dswd.gov.ph
Field Office X
fo10@dswd.gov.ph
Field Office XI
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fo11@dswd.gov.ph
fo12@dswd.gov.ph
CARAGA
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focrg@dswd.gov.ph
focar@dswd.gov.ph
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