Together with friends and classmates, I conducted a research focusing on the Implementation of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program. This presentation was actually used by the team to show a sneak peak of what we have gathered and learned.

4. Poverty is a problem for Filipinos in
Baseco.
Structural poverty is still a binding
constraint to the equitable growth in
the Philippines. This is caused by the
multi-dimensional nature of
poverty, as manifested in education
and health outcomes. (Chaudhury
and Okamura 2012)

5. Examples:
• It shows that the completion rate for
elementary schools are low, where only one
quarter of 11-13 years old children under the
lowest income quintile finish elementary
school (World Bank, 2010 and 2011)
• The 2008 National Demographic and Health
Survey provided that access to health care in
the country is more problematic for poor

6. • Challenges remain in implementing key
policies and improving maternal health and
reproductive health care. (ADB et al. 2008)

7. Conceptual Framework

8. PROGRAM PACKAGE
HEALTH GRANT (P500) for a household +
EDUCATION GRANT (P300) per child
Education grant is limited to 3 children per household
only; ages 0-14 only
Health grant is conditional to
a. For children 0-5, monthly check ups
b. For children 6-14, deworming twice a year
c. For household beneficiaries, attendance to
FDS monthly
Education grant is conditional to
a. for children 6-14 attend 85% of their classes

9. Program Details
DSWD is the lead implementing agency of government.
Program Conditions
1. Pregnant beneficiaries shall get pre-natal care, childbirth shall be attended by
skilled/trained health professionals, and mothers shall get post natal care
thereafter;
2. Children 0-5 years of age get regular preventive health checkups and vaccines;;
3. Children 6-14 years old shall receive deworming pills twice a year;
4. Children 3-5 years old shall go to day care/ pre-school classes and attend 85
% of the time;
5. Children 6-14 years old must be enrolled in school and should attend 85% of
the time ; and
6. Parents / guardians must attend family planning sessions/ mother's class, Parent
Effectiveness Service and others;

10. RESPONSES TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
CONDITIONAL CASH TRANSFER PROGRAM OF THE
PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT BY THE PROGRAM
BENEFICIARIES IN BASECO, MANILA CITY
Vanessa Q. Garingo
Jeselea Lagasca
Nerish Joy L. Macawili
Lloyd Erickson Saplad
YahYah Alberto A. Tabilog
Jose Luis M. Trabajo

12. Statement of the problem
1. How do beneficiaries of CCT describe the program?
2. Does CCT Program of the government help improve the
conditions of the beneficiaries in terms of:
2.1. Education; and
2.2. Health;
3.How does CCT help improve the living condition of the
beneficiaries of the program?
4. What problems do beneficiaries experience in the
implementation of CCT?

13. METHODOLOGIES
• Group interview method is used to collect
data.
• In this research, information is gathered
from a range of interviewees who have direct
interest in the implementation of 4Ps
• Interviews were semi-structured; and
questions were open-ended.

14. Interviewees
PANEL A. SET 1 BENEFICIARIES from Baseco
PANEL B. SOCIAL WORKERS
PANEL C. TEACHERS
PANEL D. DOCTOR
NOTE: The primary stakeholders from whom
the responses are derived from are the Set 1
beneficiaries from Baseco, and the
interviews with other “panels” are used for
validation purposes and further information.

15. Unit Analysis
- Selection of participants in the research is
based on a “non-probability purposeful
sampling” of beneficiaries in Baseco.
- Criteria for selection:
- 1. Participants are registered Set 1
beneficiaries of 4Ps in Baseco; and
- 2. Participants have one child, or children
included in the program.

16. Conclusions
Re Problem 1:
After five years of implementation of CCT,
residents of Baseco Compound remained in
the state of extreme poverty and that they still
need the 4Ps program even after they
graduated from the program itself.
The program is particularly important for the
health and education of their children.

17. Conclusions
4Ps helped the children of the beneficiaries in terms
of education. Though not enough the program helps
provide the basic needs of children in school.
4Ps helped the beneficiaries in terms of the health
care of their children by compelling them to visit the
clinics because of the cash benefit for their children
Beneficiaries are also aware of the implementation
processes involved such registration, membership and
monitoring.

18. Conclusions
Responses of the respondents revealed that 4Ps helped the
children of the beneficiaries in terms of education. The
program also compels the parents to send their children to
school because this is one condition for them to get the cash
benefits.
Responses of the respondents also revealed that 4Ps helped
the beneficiaries in terms of the health care of their children.
They were compelled to visit the clinics because of the cash
benefit for their children.
Beneficiaries are also aware of the implementation
processes involved such registration, membership and
monitoring.

19. Conclusions
Re Problem 2:
Attendance of children to school is getting good.
Absenteeism was avoided.
Teachers pointed out that, though they performed well in
attendance academic performances of the respondents
were poor as evidenced by their low grades.
In terms of health and nutrition, the 500 cash grant help
children’s healthcare. This made the beneficiaries became
more aware about their health condition as they were
obliged to visit the health center once in every two months,
as scheduled by their community doctor.

20. Conclusions
Re Problem 3:
Responses of beneficiaries revealed that 4Ps improved their living
condition because they were provided an added income source.
Putting up small businesses is perceived to have a positive impact on
their economic condition.
Some responses of beneficiaries revealed that 4Ps made no
difference in their living condition. This is because the cash grant is
very minimal that once it is disbursed, it is automatically spent for all
the necessary expenditures, while sometimes it is even insufficient.
Responses of beneficiaries also revealed that 4Ps has a positive
impact on their social condition because their environmental and
social awareness increased.

21. Conclusions
Beneficiaries from Block 1- Gasangan and Block 5 did not
receive their cash grants from 2010 to 2011. A factor which
caused this is the absconding of their city link.
7 out of 13 blocks complained about the delay in the receipt
of their cash grants. It was found out that the cash is being
transferred once every two to three months, rather than the
monthly guarantee signed under the Oath of Commitment.
7 out of 13 blocks complained about the inconsistency of the
cash grant they receive monthly. Factors which could possible
cause the alteration of the amount are non-compliance with
program conditions; and update on the number of children
included in the program.

22. Conclusions
Responses of beneficiaries revealed that the pawning
of cash card is happening in Baseco. It was found out
that parent leaders tolerated this scheme, since despite
their knowledge they do not report such ongoing
instances.
Beneficiaries are aware that pawning of their cash
card is a violation of their agreement with the DSWD-RPMO
NCR. However, as an effect of cash-grant related
issues, pawning of cash card could not be avoided.

23. Recommendations
1. The Philippine Government should continue the
implementation of 4Ps. It is also highly
recommended to design another program for
the beneficiaries who graduated from the CCT.
Otherwise, beneficiaries will go back to the same
status of life. In the absence of a follow-up
program, the purpose of CCT in the Philippines
will be defeated.

24. Recommendations
2. This research paper recommends for the
DSWD-RPMO NCR to extend the benefit of
4Ps by including rice supply and school
materials to beneficiaries

25. Recommendations
3. Responses as reflected in the descriptions of the
program implied some problems that must be
resolved. These problems relate to the disbursal of
cash-grant and the pawning of cash cards. This
research paper, therefore, strongly recommends for
DSWD- RPMO NCR to conduct an investigation about
the causes of these problems to provide resolution.

26. Recommendations
4. It is our recommendation for DSWD-RPMO NCR to
schedule open fora and dialogue with beneficiaries
for every block monthly. The DSWD may also initiate
seminars and consultations for the beneficiaries.

27. Recommendations
5. It was found out in the research that there are only
two city links which attend to the needs of 1,654
beneficiaries in Baseco, which adversely affects to the
pace, quantity and quality of services they provide.
Therefore, it is our recommendation for DSWD to assign
one or two more city links to delegate with the functions.

28. Recommendations
6. it is our recommendation that Government should
also consider providing job opportunities for the
beneficiaries other than conditional cash transfer.
The DSWD must also spot beneficiaries with
entrepreneurial skills. The agency must find a way of
helping them by supporting their endeavour to earn
a living. The DSWD could tap other agencies such as
civil society organizations that could lend those funds
for their small businesses. The idea of cooperative
may also be introduced to the beneficiaries with
entrepreneurial skills.

29. Recommendations
7. Beneficiaries who use their benefits wisely could
be given an award and must be made model
recipients of the community. The Government may
give them monetary award that would further help
improve their lives.

30. Recommendations
8. An effective way to assess program effectiveness and
make improvements is to include rigorous impact
evaluation as part of CCT implementation. Therefore, it
is our recommendation for civil society organizations to
collaborate with the Government to carry out impact
evaluation studies concerning the impact of education
and health to the beneficiaries. It is highly recommended
to employ statistical methods to be able to come up with
generalizations, or recreate similar impact evaluations
conducted by Latin American countries in studying CCTs.

31. PICTURES