The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office XI adds 6,998 household beneficiaries to its existing 253,064 Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) households in Davao Region in the recently concluded Set 11-A registration. A total of 260,062 active households comprises the roster of its official beneficiaries as of March 2022.

These beneficiaries were identified in accordance with the National Advisory Committee (NAC) Resolution No. 43 institutionalizing a policy that allows for the continuous replacement of beneficiaries with eligible ones who are not yet covered by the program.

These replacement households await the release of their cash cards through the Land Bank of the Philippines in Batasan, Quezon City.

Aside from the new replacements, some 15,098 household beneficiaries are also on waiting list pending the validation of their eligibility. They shall be entitled to receive one payout period while waiting for their quality assurance results.

If found eligible, these beneficiaries are expected to join the updated roster of the program for Davao Region the following month.

4Ps is a human development measure of the national government that provides conditional cash grants to the poorest of the poor, to improve the health, nutrition, and the education of children aged 0-18. ###