Leyte guv urged
beneficiaries to strictly follow 4Ps conditions
By
Provincial
Media Relations Center
April 4, 2012
TACLOBAN CITY – Leyte
Governor Carlos Jericho Petilla urged beneficiaries of the Pantawid
Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) to ensure continuous inclusion in
this pro-poor, mass based program of the national government.
This the governor
related as another 918 poor household beneficiaries in 15 barangays of
Tolosa were placed under the 4Ps.
The new household
beneficiaries received their two months allowances from the Land Bank
of the Philippines Tacloban who personally went to Tolosa to
distribute the cash grants and their ATM cards.
Tolosa is the newest
addition to the list of municipalities in
Leyte now enrolled under the 4Ps conditional cash transfer.
Gov. Petilla told
beneficiaries that the government is spending billions of pesos for
this program that it needs to be fully complied with.
“The government is
spending a lot for 4Ps thus we would like to make sure that the
recipients are really helped by the cash grants and deserve to be
placed under such social pension,” Gov. Petilla said.
The P1,400 conditional
cash allowance that each household beneficiary receives every month
will enable beneficiaries to give their children decent life, put
nutritious food on their tables, afford the necessary vaccinations and
send their children to school, reminding them that there is hope and
that a brighter future is ahead.
4Ps is under the
auspices of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)
where qualified beneficiaries are families who need to comply with
conditions set by the welfare department otherwise non-compliance will
result to de-listing of the program’s beneficiaries.
Included in the
conditions which need to be strictly complied include sending the
children to school or visiting health centers. Qualified beneficiaries
receive P6,000 a year or P500 per month per household for health and
nutrition expenses and P3,000 for one school year or 10 months or P300
per month per child for educational expenses.