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P113 billion is allotted for the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program of the Division of Social Welfare and Improvement
MANILA, Philippines – The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) is ready to obtain round half of the proposed P223-billion funds of the Division of Social Welfare and Improvement (DSWD) for 2026.
P113 billion has been allotted for 4Ps, the federal government’s nationwide poverty discount program, which President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. stated would “enhance the standard of life” of 4.4 million households.
Based mostly on the 2026 Nationwide Expenditure Program that Malacañang submitted to Congress, the quantity for 4Ps would cowl conditional money transfers, rice subsidies, Enhanced Assist Companies Intervention grants, and “money grants for the primary 1,000-day well being monitoring throughout being pregnant till the kid has turned two years outdated.”
This system was launched in 2008 and institutionalized in 2019 by means of Republic Act No. 11310 or the 4Ps Act. However issues have been raised over its effectivity in lifting Filipinos out of poverty.
A December 2023 examine by the Philippine Institute for Improvement Research (PIDS) additionally confirmed that 4Ps beneficiaries filed greater than 1.1 million complaints between 2014 and 2022.
“The info confirmed that the majority complaints had been associated to delayed funds, system inefficiencies, and an absence of public consciousness that proceed to have an effect on the supply of money assist to poor households,” PIDS stated in a separate June 2025 press launch.
Different key applications
In the meantime, practically 1 / 4 of the DSWD’s proposed whole funds, or P49.8 billion, is earmarked for the Social Pension for Indigent Senior Residents. A month-to-month pension of P1,000 shall be given to 4,085,066 senior residents throughout the nation.
P3.3 billion has additionally been put aside to fund Republic Act No. 11982 or the Expanded Centenarians Act, signed by Marcos in 2024. Underneath this legislation, Filipinos will get a P10,000 money present once they flip 80, 85, 90, and 95 years outdated, and P100,000 once they attain 100.
For early childhood care and improvement, the federal government proposed an 18% improve within the Supplementary Feeding Program funds, from P5.2 billion in 2025 to P6.1 billion for 2026. This system gives nutritious meals and milk to youngsters 2 to five years outdated who’re enrolled in youngster improvement facilities and supervised neighborhood play teams.
Additionally to fight starvation, the Walang Gutom 2027: Meals Stamp Program will obtain P1.89 billion. This seeks to “present 50,000 certified households with Digital Profit Switch playing cards that can be utilized to buy meals at accredited markets.”
As well as, low-income households can avail themselves of “microenterprise help and employment facilitation providers” by means of the Sustainable Livelihood Program, which has a P4.5-billion allocation.
To conduct rehabilitation and reduction applications throughout calamities and different crises, the DSWD has a Fast Response Fund amounting to P1.25 billion.
For initiatives to deal with the wants of communities in conflict-hit areas, P900 million is proposed beneath the PAyapa at MAsaganang PamayaNAn Program or PAMANA.
Additionally allotted P900 million is the Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program, which seeks to enhance the studying expertise of incoming Grade 2 college students. This system additionally gives a cash-for-work alternative to varsity college students coming from low-income households who function tutors and youth improvement staff. Dad and mom of the kids present process tutoring likewise earn in change for attending their very own classes on parenting.
The Marcos administration is proposing a nationwide funds of P6.793 trillion for 2026.
The Home appropriations committee will take up the proposed DSWD funds on Wednesday, September 10. – Rappler.com
