North Samar 4Ps beneficiaries receives P251 million

By TERESITA B. CARDENAS, PIA Northern Samar
February 26, 2011

CATARMAN, Northern Samar  –  Beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program in Northern Samar has received P251,147 million from the national government in 2010. This was learned from Alvin Maldos, the 4Ps focal person in the province.

Maldos said that of the P251,147 million, Lope de Vega has received P12,991,100; Mondragon P40,613,600, Catubig P27,107,800; Lapinig P10,299,100; Las Navas P35,264,000; Mapanas P14,572,100; Palapag P41,699,100; Pambujan P22,057,900; San Roque P34,838,400; and Silvino Lubos P11,703,900.

He further said that the presence of the three (3) systems, the compliance and verification system, beneficiary update system and the grievance redress system help addressed and resolved all issues and concerns affecting the payment and complaint on cash grants has rapidly decreased from 108 for the third quarter to 5 for the 4th quarter of 2010. Not only number of transaction per grievance has decreased but also the types of grievances have significantly decreased.

Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program is a poverty reduction strategy to extreme poor households to allow the members of the families to meet certain recipient human development goals. The focus is on building human capital on health, nutrition and education of children of the poorest families, 0-14 years of age, because low school attendance, ill health and malnutrition are strongly associated with poverty cycle in the area, he said.