Performance of Pantawid Pampamilyang Pilipino Program (4p's) Recipients in Calamba National High School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

UNESCO (2000) points out that about 130 million children in the developing world are denied their right to education through dropping out. To address the problem of poverty in the country, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) implemented a Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) Program now known as Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). This study aimed to assess the performance of 4P's recipients in Calamba National High School. Specifically, the study sought answers to the following questions: what the performance of the 4Ps recipients is as perceived by the teachers in terms of subject knowledge, skills, attitudes and attendance and what action plan can be proposed to improve further the performance of 4P's recipients in public high schools.

METHODS

This action research used descriptive method.

RESULTS

The results of the studies were the following; subject knowledge was 3.24, skills were 3.10, attitudes 3.37 and attendance with 2.73. Among the four variables, attendance has the lowest mean through all the variables were at a satisfactory level.

DISCUSSIONS

Based on the finding students' performance in terms of subject knowledge, skills attitudes and attendance were all at a satisfactory level. Among these four, the attendance has the lowest mean. Therefore, the Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), helps the students to perform in school although attendance has the lowest mean which may attribute some problems at home.