DSWD-7 delists 1,000 Pantawid beneficiaries'4Ps is not dole-out'
By Fayette C. Ri�en
CEBU CITY, May 2 (PIA) -- Over 1,000 household-beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) in Central Visayas have been delisted due to poor compliance with program conditionalities. This as the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 7 stressed that its conditional cash transfer program is not a dole-out but carries with it certain obligations.
Brigieda Goron, DSWD 7 provincial link officer for Cebu Province of the Pantawid Program said household-recipients should value the government’s financial assistance in helping them make ends meet in two basic areas of necessity which are health and education.
“The government spends billions of pesos to help the identified very poor families nationwide and all it asks in return is that they comply with certain responsibilities,” said Goron.
A priority program of the Aquino administration, the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program has a budget of P49.2 billion this year, up from the P34.5B in 2011.
4Ps recipients receive a maximum monthly allocation of P1,400 financial aid of which P500 is for health needs and P300 each for schoolchildren below 14 years of age with a maximum of three children for their educational needs.
But to continue receiving the financial assistance, household-beneficiaries must comply with their responsibilities. These include 85 percent school attendance of children in all classes, a regular visit to barangay health center, and regular attendance to family development sessions.
“We have delisted around 700 beneficiaries in the entire Cebu province of which 400 recipients came from Cebu City. In the entire region, we have delisted more than 1,000 families,” added Goron.
In Central Visayas, there are 206,367 Pantawid beneficiaries with majority of the recipients coming from Cebu province with 94,537 followed by Negros Oriental with 63,318. Bohol has 46,009 household-recipients and 2,503 in Siquijor.
Factors behind the delistment included inclusion error where the identified beneficiaries in the continuing assessment were found to be financially okay while others no longer have children below 14 years of age.
Goron also admitted they found out some beneficiaries used the cash grant for vices such as gambling and drinking alcohol.
“We have to instill in the minds of the recipients that the financial assistance from the government is not a dole-out. This is why the program is also called conditional cash transfer which means conditions should be complied with,” bared Goron. (PIA-Cebu)
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DSWD-7 delists 1,000 Pantawid beneficiaries'4Ps is not dole-out'
By Fayette C. Ri�en
CEBU CITY, May 2 (PIA) -- Over 1,000 household-beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) in Central Visayas have been delisted due to poor compliance with program conditionalities. This as the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 7 stressed that its conditional cash transfer program is not a dole-out but carries with it certain obligations.
Brigieda Goron, DSWD 7 provincial link officer for Cebu Province of the Pantawid Program said household-recipients should value the government’s financial assistance in helping them make ends meet in two basic areas of necessity which are health and education.
“The government spends billions of pesos to help the identified very poor families nationwide and all it asks in return is that they comply with certain responsibilities,” said Goron.
A priority program of the Aquino administration, the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program has a budget of P49.2 billion this year, up from the P34.5B in 2011.
4Ps recipients receive a maximum monthly allocation of P1,400 financial aid of which P500 is for health needs and P300 each for schoolchildren below 14 years of age with a maximum of three children for their educational needs.
But to continue receiving the financial assistance, household-beneficiaries must comply with their responsibilities. These include 85 percent school attendance of children in all classes, a regular visit to barangay health center, and regular attendance to family development sessions.
“We have delisted around 700 beneficiaries in the entire Cebu province of which 400 recipients came from Cebu City. In the entire region, we have delisted more than 1,000 families,” added Goron.
In Central Visayas, there are 206,367 Pantawid beneficiaries with majority of the recipients coming from Cebu province with 94,537 followed by Negros Oriental with 63,318. Bohol has 46,009 household-recipients and 2,503 in Siquijor.
Factors behind the delistment included inclusion error where the identified beneficiaries in the continuing assessment were found to be financially okay while others no longer have children below 14 years of age.
Goron also admitted they found out some beneficiaries used the cash grant for vices such as gambling and drinking alcohol.
“We have to instill in the minds of the recipients that the financial assistance from the government is not a dole-out. This is why the program is also called conditional cash transfer which means conditions should be complied with,” bared Goron. (PIA-Cebu)