An official of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Wednesday (September 11) reiterated that beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) are selected based on a standard screening process to ensure that only qualified families can benefit from the program.

“Unang-una, kailangan na naitalagang mahirap sa ating National Household Targeting System o Listahanan,” 4Ps National Program Manager, Director Gemma Gabuya said as she discussed the selection process of 4Ps beneficiaries during the pilot episode of the 4Ps Fastbreak, the DSWD’s newest live program that aims to beef up public knowledge and awareness about the agency’s poverty alleviation program.

Director Gabuya said that through the regular conduct of nationwide survey, the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) identifies and lists who and where the poor are in the country.

If the household is included in the Listahanan and also has at least one child 0-18 years old, the process dubbed ‘beneficiary selection’ comes next, where they are called in a community assembly to register for the program and submit necessary documents to verify their qualifications.

“After ma-identify under Listahanan, nagkakaroon pa ng community assembly. Talagang tatawagin pa lahat itong mga identified na mahihirap at kailangan dalhin nila yung mga dokumento, mga birth certificate, yung sa school certificate, para mapatunayan talaga natin na nag-aaral yung ating mga benepisyaryo at saka ipo-post pa talaga yan sa barangay,” the 4Ps national program manager emphasized.

The registered families and their submitted documents, meanwhile, undergo a screening process from the barangay officials to the regional directors of the agency’s Field Offices before these go to the National Program Management Office (NPMO) for final approval.

Director Gabuya cited this as the government’s effort to ensure the integrity of the selection process.

“So talagang maraming dinadaanan, ina-approve yan ng ating regional director saka iaakyat sa National Program Management Office… masusi ang pagpili, talagang hindi pwedeng piliin ng politiko o barangay, talagang dumadaan siya sa survey, recommendation, saka community assembly bago ma-register,” Director Gabuya pointed out.

When asked if the 4Ps beneficiaries may continue to benefit from the program for an indefinite time, Director Gabuya explained that the program provides conditional cash transfer to poor households for a maximum period of seven years to improve the health, nutrition and education aspects of the beneficiaries’ lives.

“Sa batas, napaka-clear na mayroon siyang timeline na seven years para makasama sa programa ng 4Ps,” Director Gabuya said.

Director Gabuya stressed that a qualified household beneficiary will exit from the program when the last monitored child in the household turns 19 years old or finishes high school; the household reaches the seven-year duration; or the household is no longer poor, based on the latest assessment  through the adopted standardized targeting system. #

Tagalog Version

Screening process ng 4Ps beneficiaries pagtiyak sa integridad ng programa- DSWD’s 4Ps director

Binigyang diin ng Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) na ang mga benepisyaryo ng rPantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) ay pinili alinsunod sa standard screening process upang matiyak na mga kuwalipikadong pamilya lamang ang magbe-benepisyo sa programa.

“Unang-una, kailangan na naitalagang mahirap sa ating National Household Targeting System o Listahanan,” sabi ni 4Ps National Program Manager, Director Gemma Gabuya sa isang talakayan kaugnay ng selection process para sa 4Ps beneficiaries.

Ang pagtalakay ay ginawa sa pilot episode ng 4Ps Fastbreak, pinakabagong live program ng ahensya na naglalayong magbigay ng kaalaman at maipabatid sa publiko ang kahalagahan ng programa bg DSWD.

Sabi ni Director Gabuya sa pamamagitan ng pagsasagawa ng nationwide survey, ang natukoy at nailista ng National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) ang mga mahihirap na pamilya sa bansa.

Kung ang isang household ay kabilang sa talaan ng Listahanan at may isang bata na 0-18 years old, makakabilang sila sa beneficiary selection’ kung saan magkakaroon ito ng community assembly at irerehistro sa programa at kailangang magsumite ng kaukulang dokumento.

“After ma-identify under Listahanan, nagkakaroon pa ng community assembly. Talagang tatawagin pa lahat itong mga identified na mahihirap at kailangan dalhin nila yung mga dokumento, mga birth certificate, yung sa school certificate, para mapatunayan talaga natin na nag-aaral yung ating mga benepisyaryo at saka ipo-post pa talaga yan sa barangay,” sabi pa ng 4Ps national program manager.

Ang mga registered families na nakapagsumite na ng mga dokumento ay sasailalim naman sa screening process mula naman sa barangay officials at regional directors ng Field Offices ng DSWD bago ito madesisyunan ng National Program Management Office (NPMO) para sa final approval.

Dagdag pa ni Director Gabuya ito ay isa sa government’s effort upang matiyak ang integridad ng selection process.

“So talagang maraming dinadaanan, ina-aapprove yan ng ating regional director saka iaakyat sa National Program Management Office… masusi ang pagpili, talagang hindi pwedeng piliin ng politiko o barangay, talagang dumadaan siya sa survey, recommendation, saka community assembly bago ma-register,” sabi pa ni Director Gabuya.

Sa tanong naman kung hanggang kailan makatatanggap ng benepisyo sinabi ni Director Gabuya na ang programa ay nagbibigay ng conditional cash transfer sa mga poor households sa loob ng pitong taon. Ito ay upang matiyak na mababago ang health, nutrition at education ng benepisyaryo.

“Sa batas, napaka-clear na mayroon siyang timeline na seven years para makasama sa programa ng 4Ps,” sabi pa ni Director Gabuya.

Nilinaw din nii Director Gabuya na ang isang kuwalipikadong household beneficiary ay makaka-alis lamang sa program kung ang huling monitored child sa pamilya ay umedad na sa 19 taong gulang o makatapos na ng high school; o ang household ay umabot na sa seven-year duration; o di kaya naman ay hindi na mapabilang sa mahihirap na pamilya, base na rin sa assessment gamit ang adopted standardized targeting system. #