On its tenth year of implementation, the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) continues to serve its partner-beneficiaries by investing on human capital geared towards the improvement of health and education of poor households.
The program would not have been successfully implemented without the invaluable support from key partner government agencies such as the Department of Health (DoH) and the Department of Education (DepEd) in their contribution in the compliance verification (CV) monitoring process as well as in the policy development.
To celebrate these milestone, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will recognize the important contribution of partner stakeholders in the program implementation through the recognition of Pantawid Focal Persons.
These partner stakeholders monitor 4Ps partner-beneficiaries in public schools offering K to 12 program (private school not included) and barangay health station, rural health unit or municipal health center.
The criteria for the search are the following: have been serving for 2 or more years, an employee of the DepEd, Local Health Office or Local Government Unit, have no prior issue of quality of data submitted to Pantawid, have a good standing in the community with no derogatory records and have not been convicted of any administrative, criminal, civil case or cases involving moral turpitude.
For Pantawid focal persons who have demonstrated initiatives or innovations that go beyond monitoring of enrolment, attendance and compliance to conditions shall be given a Certificate of Recognition in the regional level and a plaque during the National Pantawid Partnership Summit in May 2019.
After a thorough deliberation in the four provinces, the provincial finalists under Health category are Leonila C. Binlod of Katipunan and La Paz Health Stations, Carmen, Bohol; Evelyn A. Fijo of Estaca and Buenasuerte Health Stations, Pilar, Bohol; Gian Carlo F. Poliquit of Ginatilan Rural Health Unit, Ginatilan, Cebu; Niña Rose D. Bagsit of Moalboal Rural Health Unit, Moalboal, Cebu; Enriqueta S. Alabana of Tambojangin Barangay Health Station, Amlan, Negros Oriental; Gualberta C. Libo-an of La Libertad Rural Health Unit, La Libertad, Negros Oriental; Gloria S. Largo of San Juan Rural Health Unit, San Juan, Siquijor and Nancy Lee S. Orano of Siquijor Rural Health Unit, Siquijor, Siquijor.
Under the Education catergory, the provincial finalists are Ferminia N. Villaruz of Batuan National High School, Batuan, Bohol; Mira Feb M. Salarda of Sierra Bullones Technical Vocational High School, Sierra Bullones, Bohol; Elisa G. Sarabia of Patao National High School, Bantayan, Cebu; Generoso Y. Monterde of Daanbantayan Central Elementary School, Daanbantayan, Cebu; Doris C. Romero of Magsaysay Elementary School, Dauin, Negros Oriental; Rolando S. Roa of Guba National High School, Vallerhermoso, Negros Oriental; Gene T. Gica of Cabulihan Integrated School, Larena, Siquijor and Edna R. Patay of Enrique Villanueva National High School, Enrique Villanueva, Siquijor.
A field validation will be conducted during the regional level to determine who will represent the Central Visayas region in the national search.
The 4Ps is a program of the national government that invests in the health and education of poor households primarily of children aged 18 and below. It is implemented by the DSWD together with DoH and DepEd.
It provides cash grants to compliant household beneficiaries with health grant worth Php 500 and educational grants worth Php 300 and Php 500 each to the children studying in elementary and high school, respectively. The beneficiaries also receive a rice subsidy in the form of cash amounting to Php 600. ###
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