An Assessment of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4'Ps) in Dinahican Elementary School: Basis for Program Improvement

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) is a conditional cash transfer (CCT) patterned after the success of different CCTs implemented in Latin American countries such as Bolsa Familia in Brazil and Opportunidades in Mexico. The 4Ps is a government program that provides conditional cash grants to the poorest of the poor families in the Philippines. It invests in the health and education of children aged 0-18years old from eligible poor households. This program aims to break intergenerational poverty by investing in human capital. This study is significant because it inspires not only people but government leaders to continue helping the poor, and break the cycle of poverty by providing the two objective-social assistance and social development.

METHODS

Descriptive research is the process of gathering, analyzing, classifying and tabulating data about prevailing conditions, practices, beliefs, process trends, and cause and effect relationship and the making of adequate and accurate interpretation about such data with or without statistical data.

RESULTS

The result of the study revealed that 4Ps has a good impact to the beneficiaries regarding the health and education components based on the data gathered from the survey. But in regards to the conditionality set by the program, some parents do not strictly observe it. Results also show that there was an irregularity in the selection of the 4Ps beneficiaries.

DISCUSSIONS

4Ps has a good impact in terms of health status because majority of the beneficiaries (87%) undergo regular health check-ups and received deworming pills twice a year. This shows that parents meet the conditions set by the DSWD as the lead agency. Parallel to the study of Hill and Craft (2003) cited by Cabante, P.A (2014), this study revealed that parents involved in a child's education is consistently found to be positively associated with child academic performance. The children whose parents are more involved in their children education have higher levels of academic performance. When it comes to education there is a good impact because most of the grade six pupils' beneficiaries meet the required 85% monthly attendance with regards to their academic performance.