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Definition of Terms

Alleviating - to make something bad less severe

Conditional Cash Transfer - reduction of poverty by making welfare

programs conditional upon the receivers'
actions. The government only transfers
the money to persons who meet certain
criteria. These criteria may include
enrolling children into public schools,
getting regular check-ups at the doctor's
office, receiving vaccinations, or the like.
CCTs seek to help the current generation
in poverty, as well as breaking the cycle of
poverty for the next through the
development of human capital.

Convergence Strategy - [dubbed as "Tatsulo" or Tatlong Sulo

Laban sa Kahirapan) which maximizes the
complementary aspects of the
Department's three core social protection
programs, which in sum provides parallel
micro and macro level interventions to
address poverty.

Effectiveness - the degree to which something is

successful in producing a desired result;
success.

Eradicate - put an end to poverty

Poor - lacking sufficient money to live at a

standard considered comfortable or
normal in a society

Poverty- means that the income level from

employment is so low that basic human
needs can't be met

4Ps beneficiaries - they are the receivers of the Conditional

Cash Transfer (CCT) program of the
government