CEBU CITY, Oct. 3 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD-7) targeted to enrol 6,670 household beneficiaries under the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) by end of this year.
To date, there are 279,943 household beneficiaries in Central Visayas.
The new 4Ps beneficiaries will replace those beneficiaries who already left and those who will exit from the program.
DSWD-7 has already started the validation process of the potential 4Ps beneficiaries.
The masterlist of the potential beneficiaries are posted in conspicuous spaces such as barangay halls and municipal halls.
The list of potential beneficiaries come from the Listahanan database, which is based on the result of the 2nd round of household assessment in 2015.
Aside from being identified as poor from Listahanan, a Pantawid household beneficiary must have children aged 0-18 or a pregnant member at the time of the assessment and must be willing and able to comply with the conditionalities of the program as part of their co-responsibilities.
The department encouraged the public to validate the masterlist to ensure that only eligible beneficiaries will be part of the program.
The validation process can be done either through a community assembly or a house-to-house visit.
While areas in Central Visayas region are still placed under modified general community quarantine (MGCQ), validation and registration would strictly
follow the minimum health standards such as wearing of face masks and face shields, sanitizing hands, and physical distancing during the conduct of the community assembly.
The 4Ps is a program of the national government that invests in the health, nutrition, and education of poor households primarily of children aged 18 and below.
It is impleme
nted by DSWD together with the Department of Health and the Department of Education.
Households are provided with cash grants in exchange for complying with the conditions of the program, such as: school attendance of at least 85 percent per month for children enrolled in pre-school, elementary or high school; children aged 5 and below would need to undergo preventive check-up as mandated by DOH; children enrolled in the elementary must receive deworming pills twice within the school year; pregnant women must receive pre- and post-natal care based on DOH protocol; and parent/s or guardians are required to attend the monthly Family Development Session (FDS).
(hfg/PIA7 with report DSWD-7)
Source: Philippines Information Agency (pia.gov.ph)
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