2. Pantawid Pamiliyang Pilipino Program
(4Ps)
Started as a pilot CCT in 2007
Scaled-up systematically in phases/sets
in the aftermath of various adverse
shocks (e..g, 2008 Financial Crisis, 2009
Typhoon)
3. Identifying Poor Households
Geographical Targeting of Poor Provinces and
Municipalities
Proxy-Means-Targeting within selected poor
areas to identify poor households
Predict income based on a set of household characteristics
Official poverty threshold to classify as poor
National Household Targeting System (NHTS) Database is
now the official database linking national poverty
alleviation programs in the Philippines
4. National Household Targeting System
for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR)
Number of HH assessed: 11 million HH nationwide
Number of Poor HH according to PMT: 5.2 million poor
HH nationwide
Every 4 years a new PMT model will be estimated with
updated poverty model
Recertification in 2014 with emphasis on greater inclusion
of poor living in urban and remote rural areas
5. Eligibility for 4Ps
Besides being poor, eligible households must
Have children 0-14 years old or
Have a pregnant women at the time of the
household assessment
6. Conditions for 4Ps
Pregnant women must:
Go to clinics for prenatal and postnatal services
Deliver at a health facility (or with a skilled professional)
Children 0-5 years old must:
Attend regular health checkups and growth monitoring
All parents/mothers must:
Attend monthly Family Development Sessions
Children 6-14 years old must:
Attend school over 85% of the school days
Day care or pre-school attendance of over 85% (not funded
by the Bank)
Take de-worming pills twice a year
7. Cash Transfer Amount for 4Ps
Grant are paid on a quarterly basis through a state-owned
Bank (Land Bank)
Amounts to households vary from P 500 to P1,400 per
month:
Health Grant - P500 per month per household
Education Grant - P300 per month (for 10 months) per child
for a maximum of 3 children per household
Average cash transfer represents about 20% of monthly
income for the poor
9. Compliance Verification System (CVS)
Health Facilities and providers – fill in a form on a
quarterly basis indicating whether or not beneficiaries
sought the pre-specified health services
School principals and teachers – fill in a form on a
quarterly basis indicating whether beneficiary children
attend 85% or more school days
Municipal Links – fill in a form on a quarterly basis
indicating whether beneficiary parents attended the
monthly Family Development Session
These forms are encoded at the regional level and
submitted to the central office to be linked to payments
10. Strong Coordination and Synergies
across Ministries
The CCT program is implemented in coordination with the
Ministries of Social Welfare, Education and Health
Supporting
Education initiatives, such as Book on Wheels
Health initiatives, such as Universal Health Care
11. Monitoring and Evaluation
Spot Checks
Biannual surveys to assess effectiveness and efficiency
of program implementation
Qualitative Evaluation
Household case studies to assess household response
to 4Ps
Changes in health and education service provision
Quantitative Evaluation
Multiple rounds of Impact Evaluation surveys to assess
the effectiveness of 4Ps on key socio-economic, health
and education indicators
13. Rapidly Evolving Program
Supply side still remains as a constraint, particularly in
health
Program is constantly evolving to adapt to local needs
and expand the safety net
Urban, homeless poor, continue to be a challenge; so do
households in remote islands, and indigenous people
‘Convergence’ with other social programs
Notes de l'éditeur
Financing of Day-Care center grants is pending Supply-side Assessment by GoP before Bank clearance
Currently the system is being changed from quarterly to bimonthly payments
CVS System was not activated till 2010 – i.e., prior to that cash was transferred to poor households without verifying compliance