Perceived Effectiveness of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program Among the Beneficiary Families in Sunshine Ville Barangay Cabuco Trece Martires City, Cavite

Authors

  • Alma Isabelle Manalang Brillo
  • Kyan Andro Aguirre

Keywords:

Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), poverty, beneficiary families, effectiveness

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

One of the major problems of Filipinos is poverty. Poverty is a state or condition which a person or community lacks the financial resources and essentials for a minimum standard of living (Chen, 2018). The Philippine Government initiated a program called Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) to address this phenomeon. Experiences and perceptions of the beneficiary families from different barangays in the Philippines have been sought to assess the effectiveness of the said program. However, there had been no study conducted among the beneficiary families in the the City of Trece Martires Cavite. This study was conducted to determine the effects before and after the families became its beneficiaries.

 

METHODS

Qualitative phenomenological design was employed. Permission of the barangay captain was sought to conduct interview among six family beneficiaries of the program. The families were purposively selected since on the of the researcher's family is also a member of 4Ps. In depth interview was conducted with each family. Interviews were then transcribed, and transcripts were validated by the participants. Lastly, coding was done, and themes were formed from the significant answers gathered from the participants.

 

RESULTS

Participant's life situation before was so hard and they were obliged to have extra works due to lack of financial support. They also had difficulty sending all their children to school and they cannot even bring a sick family member to a doctor. When they became 4Ps beneficiaries, they were able to meet and sustain their everyday needs, the education of their children, and the health of their family members. Furthermore, 4Ps program consistently provides them the assistance their needs.

 

DISCUSSIONS

The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) is a big help to people who lack financial needs. The participants said that there is a big change in their lives when they became members of the program. It helped them meet their basic and financial needs. The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) had effectively meet its purpose in alleviating the lives of poor Filipinos in different ways.

Published

2019-01-18