BUDGET Secretary Amenah Pangandaman said on Tuesday that the P5 billion additional funding for the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) was approved.
“This will help alleviate the effects of inflation on our fellow citizens. The DBM (Department of Budget and Management) will do its part to streamline budget processes so that our citizens benefit from faster and more efficient delivery of essential services such as our 4Ps,” Pangandaman said.
The additional funding for 4Ps, an initiative of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), was sourced from last year’s continuing appropriations as mandated by Republic Act 11936. The money will be used to cover the 2023 4Ps grants in arrears, benefiting approximately 703,888 indigent families.
Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman
“Through this allocation, the DSWD can continue its critical work without interruption, providing much-needed assistance to our most vulnerable citizens,” Pangandaman added.
Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan said on Monday that 4Ps cash aids were expected to increase in 2026.
Monthly subsidy of beneficiaries with a child enrolled in daycare would increase from P300 P350, those with children in junior high school would increase from P500 to P600 and those with children in senior high school would increase from P700 to P800.
The health and nutrition grants, meanwhile, would increase from P750 to P850 while the rice subsidy of P600 would remain unchanged.
Pregnant and lactating mothers would receive a monthly cash grant of P350 during the first 1,000 days of their children.
Total cash grant for all schemes under 4Ps would increase from P2,850 to P3,550.
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