ASSESING THE DEGREE OF IMPACTS AND NEEDS OF PANTAWID PAMILYANG

PILIPINO PROGRAM IN BRGY. BAT-ONGAN, MANDAON, MASBATE

A Case Study
Presented to
The Subject Instructor of Soc-Sci 8
DEBESMSCAT, Cabitan, Mandaon, Masbate

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Social Science 8

(Micro and Macro Economics)

BY:

ANGELITO C. MABABA
KENNETH D. DANAO
MARY JOY CARMONA
JONNA D. COMEDOR
NOVIE PEARL B. DY
ANALY G. GARCIA
INTRODUCTION
Background of the study
Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program is a condition cash transfer (CCR) program that
provide cash grants to poor household with Children 0-14 years old and/or pregnant mother,
provided that they comply with the conditions set by the programs objectives. Social Assistance
provides condition cash assistance to the poor to elleviate their immediate needs (short term
poverty); and social development aims to break intergenerational poverty cycle through
investment in humans capital who are qualified for Pantawid Pamilya? A household may qualify
for Pantawid Pamilya as a beneficiary if it satisfies two (2) criteria: 1) at the time of the survey to
household must be classified as poor, based on the national household targetting system for
poverty reduction (NHTS-PR) and 2) Have a pregnant woman and/or children 0-14 years old as
household members. Thus being included in the NHTS-PR list of the poor household does not
automatically qualify a household for Pantawid Pamilya on the same manner, not all households
with a pregnant woman or young children as members will qualify for the program. What are the
conditions of the Pantawid Pamilya? Health and nutrition conditions require periodic checkups,
growth, monitoring and vaccination for children 0-5 years of age; twice a year intake of the
worming pills for children 6-14 years old, pre and prenatal care for pregnant woman and
attendance of parents in family development session where responsible parenthood is discussed.
Education conditions include day-care and school enrollment, attendance equivalent to 85%
percent of school days for children 3-14 years old, both conditions are meant to improve the poor
household economic prospect to help them move out of poverty. What does the program offer to
households?
Household that comply with all the health condition will receive P500 per month, household
that comply with the education conditions will receive P300 per child per month. Up to three
qualified children can benefit from the education grant. Education grants will only be given
during months with classes. The cash grants, which are given every two month’s will be received
directly by household beneficiaries through their Land Bank cash cards or through over-the
-counter payments at the Landbank branches. The Land Bank also utilizes other modes to
distribute the cash in hard to-reach areas such as off-site payment, and G-cash remit. Other
payment schemes are continuously being explored, also in collaboration with the private sector,
is Pantawid Pamilya Program dole-out? No conditional cash grants are given only to households
which comply with the program conditions. Beneficiary sign an Oath of Commitment, there by
establishing a “Social contract”, where they agree to take number of concrete steps to improve
their lives and those of their children. Beneficiaries who fail to comply with certain conditions
will not receive the Benefit corresponding to the conditions and are given reminders. Failure to
comply for a third time will lead to suspension of cash grants, in which beneficiaries are given 12
months to appeal and comply. Failure to comply to fourth time will render the beneficiary
ineligible and will given notice that they will be delisted. Does Pantawid Pamilya encourage
indolence/mendicancy among its beneficiaries? No, first the condition cash grant only arguments
the household income and assist parents to support their household basic needs. The amount is
not enough to support a family and will therefore not lead productive members of the household
to stop working or stop looking for work. Second this assistance is only temporary. Beneficiaries
are expected to graduate from the program after 5 years. The program has family development
sessions where beneficiaries are taught about responsible parenthood (parenting duties
obligations) and how to supplement.
Statement of the Problem:

This study aims to determine the degree of needs and impacts of 4P’s program viewed by the
4P’s beneficiaries. This will answer the following sub-questions.

1. What are the degree of needs of the 4ps beneficiaries in terms of the following:
A. Program Implementation
B. Financial Support
C. Quality and range of service
D. Program management
2. What are the degree of impacts to the 4ps beneficiaries in terms of the following:
A. Sufficiency of the financial support
B. Sufficiency of the Nutrition and Health support
C. Children’s access to education
D. Improvement in the lives of the beneficiaries
E. Teaching the parents as being responsible to their children’s needs
F. The program as a right solution to the problem of poor families

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

To the pupil. The findings of this study will encourage them to give more time to study and will
inspire them to finish schooling.
To the parents. This study will help them to strive harder, make them stronger in what problems
might came that this will help them to achieve their responsibility through the help of
government, and make it as inspiration. It will also realize the significance of the program and
improve the economic status by abiding the provisions religiously.
To the government. The result of this study is important for it provides them the knowledge on
how to plan effectively to meet the goal of providing assistance to the poor.
SCOPE AND DELIMITATION
In this study the researchers seem to determine the degree of needs and impacts of 4ps program
viewed by the 4ps beneficiaries of Barangay Bat-ongan Mandaon Masbate. Limited only on 50
households/4P’s beneficiaries. The study used sampling methods.
DEFENITION OF TERMS
These are several terms used in this study. These terms were defined operationally and
conceptually.
4P’s- It is the PANTAWID PAMILYANG PILIPINO PROGRAM., implemented by the
Department of Social Welfare and Development. Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program is a
poverty reduction and social protection and development strategy of the national government that
provides Conditional Cash Grants to poor households in order to improve their health, nutrition
and education of children aged 0-18 years old.
Conditional Cash Transfer-Conditional cash transfer programs are an innovative approach to the
delivery of social services. They provide money to poor families conditional on investments in
human capital, such as sending children to school or bringing them to health centers on a regular
basis. Additionally, along with school voucher programs and certain subsidized health insurance
schemes, conditional cash transfer programs are part of a growing policy emphasis on the use of
market-oriented demand-side interventions to directly support the poor.
Beneficiaries- As used in the study, recipients of funds or other benefits. A beneficiary is any
person who gains an advantage and/or profits from something.
Poverty Targeting- This refers to the decision making process of the government and agency on
selecting or choosing the deserving family recipient for the program.
Eradicate- To destroyed or getting rid of something completely, so that it can never recur or
return. Syn. (abolish, aliminate) Educational Development- This refers to the objective of the
government program on Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program of helping the poor to provide
and access to improve the intellectual capability and knowledge so as to have participation in the
nation building.
Department of Social Welfare and Development- This refers to the agency of the government
which takes the lead in implementing the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program. DSWD works
in partnership with key agencies such as DOH, DepEd, Department of the Interior and Local
Government (DILG), and Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) which help ensure the availability
of health and education services as well as provide necessary support services in the targeted
areas. DSWD created the Pantawid Pamilya National Project Management Office (NPMO),
which handles the day-to-day operations of the program with assistance from Regional Project
Management Offices (RPMO) and City/Municipal Links. DSWD also has support from local
service providers such as the school principals and midwives who have been designated to
oversee and ensure proper verification of compliance to conditional.
Health Benefits- This refers to the objective of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program of
helping the beneficiaries to access and provide the health welfare through regular check-up and
give knowledge on healthy life style.
Poverty- is general scarcity or the state of one who lacks a certain amount of material
possessions or money. It is a multifaceted concept, which includes social, economic, and
political elements.

RELATED STUDY
The comprehensive quantitative impact evaluation currently underway will provide more robust
evidence on the impact of the CCT program, based on data collected from a much larger sample
size and information collected on a vast range of issues. This study was conducted to serve as a
rapid assessment of the Pantawid Pamilya focused on school enrollment, while waiting for the
comprehensive impact evaluation. For the comprehensive impact evaluation, data has been
collected through 8,000 household interviews as well as interviews with teachers, midwives,
barangay captains, and mayors to capture different institutional characteristics. The
comprehensive impact evaluation will evaluate not only school enrollment and health center
attendance but also an extensive range of outcomes including household consumption, child
labor, educational attainment, and child nutrition status, applying rigorous analytical methods of
Randomized Control Trials (RCT) and Regressionm Discontinuity Design (RDD). Chaudhury
and Okamura (2012).

Presentation of Data:
Degree of Needs:
Program Implementation
4 – Very Much Needed – VMN ----------- 40%
3 – Much Needed – MN -------- 60%
2 – Least Needed – LN ------- 0%
1 – Not Needed – NN ---------- 0%
Financial Support
4 – Very Much Needed – VMN ----------- 38%
3 – Much Needed – MN -------- 62%
2 – Least Needed – LN ------- 0%
1 – Not Needed – NN ---------- 0%
Quality and range of service
4 – Very Much Needed – VMN ----------- 36%
`3 – Much Needed – MN -------- 62%
2 – Least Needed – LN ------- 2%
1 – Not Needed – NN ---------- 0%

Program management
4 – Very Much Needed – VMN ----------- 40%
3 – Much Needed – MN -------- 58%
2 – Least Needed – LN ------- 2%
1 – Not Needed – NN ---------- 0%

Degree of Impacts:
Sufficiency of the financial support
(4 – Excellent) ------------ 24%
(3 – Good) ---------- 60%
(2 – Fair) ---------- 0%
(1 – Poor) ---------- 0%
Sufficiency of the Nutrition and Health support
(4 – Excellent) ------------ 56%
(3 – Good) ---------- 40%
(2 – Fair) ---------- 4%
(1 – Poor) ---------- 0%
Children’s access to education
(4 – Excellent) ------------ 86%
(3 – Good) ---------- 14%
(2 – Fair) ---------- 0%
(1 – Poor) ---------- 0%
Improvement in the lives of the beneficiaries
(4 – Excellent) ------------ 16%
(3 – Good) ---------- 60%
(2 – Fair) ---------- 20%
(1 – Poor) ---------- 4%

Teaching the parents as being responsible to their children’s needs

(4 – Excellent) ------------ 60%
(3 – Good) ---------- 40%
(2 – Fair) ---------- 0%
(1 – Poor) ---------- 0%

The program as a right solution to the problem of poor families

(4 – Excellent) ------------ 44%
(3 – Good) ---------- 56%
(2 – Fair) ---------- 0%
(1 – Poor) ---------- 0%

Needs NN LN MN VMN

0% 0% 0%
2% 0%
2%

60% 62% 58%

62%

40% 38% 36% 40%

(P.I) (F.S) (Q.R.S (P.M)

Conclusion:
4Ps helped the children of the beneficiaries in terms of education. Though not enough the
program helps provide the basic needs of children in school. The program also compels the
parents to send their children to school because this is one condition for them to get the cash
benefits.
Responses of the respondents also revealed that 4Ps helped the beneficiaries in terms of the
health care of their children. They were compelled to visit the clinics because of the cash benefit
for their children. Beneficiaries are also aware of the implementation processes involved such
registration, membership and monitoring.

Attendance of children to school is getting good. Absenteeism was avoided. In terms of health
and nutrition, the 500 cash grant help children’s healthcare. This made the beneficiaries became
more aware about their health condition as they were obliged to visit the health center once in
every two months, as scheduled by their community doctor.

Responses of beneficiaries revealed that 4Ps improved their living condition because they were
provided an added income source. Putting up small businesses is perceived to have a positive
impact on their economic condition. Some responses of beneficiaries revealed that 4Ps made no
difference in their living condition. This is because the cash grant is very minimal that once it is
disbursed, it is automatically spent for all the necessary expenditures, while sometimes it is even
insufficient. Responses of beneficiaries also revealed that 4Ps has a positive impact on their
social condition because their environmental and social awareness increased.

Recommendation:
The Philippine Government should continue the implementation of 4Ps. It is also highly recommended to
design another program for the beneficiaries who graduated from the CCT. Otherwise, beneficiaries will
go back to the same status of life. In the absence of a follow-up program, the purpose of CCT in the
Philippines will be defeated.

It is our recommendation that Government should also consider providing job opportunities for the
beneficiaries other than conditional cash transfer. The DSWD must also spot beneficiaries with
entrepreneurial skills. The agency must find a way of helping them by supporting their endeavour to earn
a living. The DSWD could tap other agencies such as civil society organizations that could lend those
funds for their small businesses. The idea of cooperative may also be introduced to the beneficiaries with
entrepreneurial skills.

Beneficiaries who use their benefits wisely could be given an award and must be made model recipients
of the community. The Government may give them monetary award that would further help improve their
lives.