Thanks to the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), Yolanda Mendoza, finally had enough pocket money to treat herself and her family to a few burgers. By institutionalizing 4Ps, the Duterte administration has ensured the continuation of the conditional cash transfer program intended to uplift the living conditions of the poorest of the poor. 11310 makes the 4Ps a permanent government program that will benefit from yearly allocations from the General Appropriations Act. It has no livelihood component, and is not a holistic social program,” Mendoza said. Self-relianceIn 2016, during his first State of the Nation Address, President Duterte promised that 4Ps beneficiaries would have become independent and self-reliant after graduating from the program.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 19, 2019 21:45 UTC