Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Erwin Tulfo is already planning to provide a reward of ₱ 1,000 to those who can give information against “ineligible” beneficiaries of the agency’s Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps).
Tulfo assured that they would give the reward immediately after the “cleansing” process if their tip or information provided to the agency were true.
“Patuloy at ongoing pa ang paglilinis namin ng listahan. Siguro after that, kapag may narinig pa rin tayong mga kababayan nating nagrereklamo, pasisimulan na natin ang pagbibigay natin ng reward na ₱,1000 sa mga tipster,” Tulfo said on Monday.
The official also mentioned that they had already received many complaints passed through their hotline. However, they discovered that they were not true.
He said the complaints include allegedly ineligible beneficiaries who are said to be on the program list. However, the investigation discovered that they were not included in the 4Ps list.
“Maraming ganon, tumatawag sa hotline namin, agad naming sinisilip, pinapadalhan namin ng tao, tama nga naman, nasa bahay na bato pero wala sa listahan ng 4Ps. Ibig sabihin, ‘di sila tumatanggap,” said Tulfo.
DSWD continues ‘cleansing’ of 4Ps beneficiaries
It may be recalled that Tulfo announced that nearly one million ineligible beneficiaries would be removed from their list as part of the program’s cleanup.
To enhance their health, nutrition, and education, particularly for children 0–14 years old, extremely poor households are given funds as part of the 4Ps poverty reduction approach.
The Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) Programs in Latin America and Africa are the inspiration for 4Ps. For example, one of the main contributors to Brazil’s and other nations’ successful socioeconomic outcomes, where 11 million families are currently engaged in the program, is CCT.
The nation’s poorest households were chosen using consistent, unbiased, and open standards.
Beneficiaries of 4Ps receive conditional grants, such as P6000 annually, or P500 per household, for health and nutrition costs, and P3000 for one academic year, or ten months, or P300 per child, for educational expenses. There can only be three kids per household.
The most responsible member of the household will use a Landbank cash card to receive the quarterly cash grants.
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