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The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VII starts off the registration of potential Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries in the different areas in the Central Visayas region.

Regional Director Shalaine Marie Lucero provides a message to the potential beneficiaries in Brgy. Pasil, Cebu City, during the 4Ps community assembly. She encourages them to continue pursuing their dreams and says that the cash grant they will receive will provide an opportunity to pursue their children’s education, therefore increasing their chances of getting better employment in the future.

After the posting of the master list in the barangay, the potential 4Ps beneficiaries were advised to prepare the required documents like a marriage certificate, birth certificate, school enrollment certificate, health enrollment certificate, valid identification card (ID), or other alternate documents as part of the supporting documents.

The documents will be presented during the scheduled community assembly in their barangay.

The potential 4Ps beneficiaries will follow the five (5) steps during the community assembly, which include: Step 1: signing of the master list of potential 4Ps beneficiaries and checking of the required documents; Step 2: orientation on the 4Ps; Step 3: validation of household information; Step 4: reviewing information and the submitted documents; and Step 5: giving of the “Katibayan” form.

The DSWD-7 personnel from the regional down to the City and Municipal Action Team (C/MAT), composed of DSWD-7 staff from different programs, including the 4Ps City and Municipal Links (C/MLs), will conduct the community assembly in the different barangays.

As a show of support for the conduct of the 4Ps registration, the different local government units (LGUs) will also provide logistical support like an additional workforce, transportation vehicles to far-flung areas, the printing of materials, and formation of the Local Verification Committee (LVC) to help in the validation of potential 4Ps beneficiaries. Some LGUs will also provide free late birth registration to the potential 4Ps beneficiaries to secure birth certificates from the Office of the Local Civil Registrar.

After the validation period, the DSWD will present the final list of 4Ps beneficiaries that will be posted again in the different barangays. The final list of 4Ps beneficiaries will join another set of orientations.

During the orientation for the final list of 4Ps beneficiaries, they will be asked to sign the Oath of Commitment as proof that they agree to comply and abide by their roles and responsibilities while they are part of the program, including compliance with the program’s conditions. Only upon signing the oath of commitment shall they be considered registered 4Ps beneficiaries.

DSWD-7 checks the household information and the submitted documents during the 4Ps community assembly in Brgy. Jaclupan, Talisay City, Cebu.

The Department reiterates that the 4Ps registration is free. The DSWD also reminds the public that the agency is not and will not solicit any amount to be included in the program. The list of potential 4Ps beneficiaries comes from the result of the Listahanan third round of household assessment, which was conducted in 2019.

From among the poor households endorsed by the Listahanan, only those households with children below 18 or with pregnant members during the enumeration are subjected to the 4Ps registration process.

Under set 12, the DSWD-7 has a total target of 90,242 new 4Ps beneficiaries. The Cebu province, including the highly urbanized cities, will have 40,817 new beneficiaries, followed by Negros Oriental with 31,625; Bohol with 16,971; and Siquijor with 829.

The 4Ps is the government’s major poverty alleviation program that invests in the health, nutrition, and education of poor, eligible households. These, along with the psychosocial and educational components provided through the Family Development Session (FDS), lead the beneficiaries to have improved and sustained well-being. Implemented through DSWD, it was institutionalized in 2019 by virtue of Republic Act 11310, or the 4Ps Act. ###

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