The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) scaled down the variety of beneficiaries to be faraway from the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) to round 800,000 from the initially deliberate 1.3 million.
During the Saturday News Forum at Dapo Restobar in Quezon City, DSWD officer-in-charge Undersecretary Edu Punay mentioned that the unique 1.3 million beneficiaries had been revalidated for the reason that quantity was “outdated” and with the COVID-19 pandemic influence not taken under consideration.
“[O]ut of the 1.3 million, may 500,000 pa po na na-determine or na-tag as poor, still eligible sa 4Ps,” Punay mentioned.
“So, all in all, matatanggal natin ay from 1.3 milion… is 800,000. So 800,000 ‘yung expected natin na maalis sa listahan this year,” he mentioned.
The DSWD official mentioned those that would “graduate” from the 4Ps can be accommodated within the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) that might would offer P15,000 in livelihood help to begin a business.
The 4Ps was institutionalized underneath the Republic Act No. 11310 signed by then President Rodrigo Duterte in 2019.
The program has a goal of 4.4 million beneficiaries yearly. — DVM, GMA Integrated News
