Govt should build on success of 4Ps 'graduation' program
by The Manila Times
Sep 21, 2022 12:07 am
NEWS about the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) has, since the program began in 2008, typically focused on its flaws or more controversial aspects. The most recent stories involving the 4Ps involved Social Welfare Secretary Erwin Tulfo's feisty vow to remove more than a million people from the Department of Social Welfare and Development's rolls, and a controversy over whether or not 4Ps beneficiaries were entitled to the DSWD's educational subsidy program.
Residents of Barangay Pasong Tamo in Quezon City are herded at a covered court during the Department of Social Welfare and Development 4Ps’ — Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program — verification of application for conditional cash grants to indigents on June 18, 2021. This is part of the government’s program to help the poorer population improve the health, nutrition and education of their children aged 0 to 18. The crowd, however, seemed to have forgotten about the pandemic as they failed to observe the health protocol on physical distancing to avoid Covid-19 infection. FILE PHOTO BY RUY L. MARTINEZ
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