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Panel 9: Addressing the Challenges of
Scaling-up & Consolidation of Social
Protection Programmes (Philippines)
Presented by Marites B. Lagarto
NEDA Social Development Staff
A Policy Dialogue & a South-South Learning Event on Long-Term Social Protection
13 October 2010 Johannesburg, South Africa
OUTLINE
I.
Philippine Situation
II.
Conditional Cash Transfer: 4Ps
III.
Complementation of 4Ps with other Social
Protection Programs
I. PHILIPPINE SITUATION
Population : more than 92 million
Annual population growth rate: 2.04
Poverty incidence worsened: 24.4% (2003) to 26.7% (2006)
High income inequality compared to Asian neighbors
Off-track in meeting MDG targets for
Poverty
Education
Maternal health
Malnutrition
I. PHILIPPINE SITUATION
Low spending on social protection programmes
0.3% of GDP in 2007 to 0.8% in 2008
Lack of policy & institutional coordination
Social protection has a narrow base of beneficiaries
Social protection programmes are: numerous; with
limited reach; inadequately funded; short-lived
High leakage rate
II. CONDITIONAL CASH
TRANSFER
Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program or 4Ps
Provides cash assistance to poor eligible households
Health & nutrition – PhP500/month or
PhP6,000/year ($110)
Education – PhP300/child per month; max of 3
children
Conditionalities : health & education
Attainment of lagging MDG targets: MMR, basic
education, nutrition
II. C ONDITIONAL CASH TRANSFER
Implementation of 4Ps
With full support of the President
2007: Pilot tested in 6,000 poor hhds
2008: Expanded to 376,000 poor hhds
2009-2010: Scaled up to one million poor hhds
2011: Additional 1.3 million poor hhds
II. C ONDITIONAL CASH TRANSFER
Table 1. 4Ps Household beneficiaries by set
Set
Year
No. of hhd
beneficiaries
1
2
2007-2008
2009
332,902
324,171
3
4
Total
2009-2010
2011
350,000
1,301,754
2,308,827
II. C ONDITIONAL CASH TRANSFER
Support Systems developed such as the National
Household Targeting System
Rapid roll-out was successful but strained institutions &
manpower & delayed computerization of some systems
Results of 1st wave qualitative evaluation & pilot test of
spot checks (payment mechanism, grievance redress
system, supply side, conditionalities)
Further expansion has to be done gradually
Legislating 4Ps
III. C OMPLEMENTATION OF 4P S WITH
OTHER SOCIAL PROTECTION PROGRAMS
Proposed measures based on results of studies
Reallocation of funds for rice price subsidy to more
effective programs such as 4Ps
Consolidation of budget for Food for School into 4Ps
budget
Scaling up of 4Ps
Making 4Ps the core social protection program with
complementation from other social protection
programmes
III. C OMPLEMENTATION OF 4P S WITH
OTHER SOCIAL PROTECTION PROGRAMS
Operationalizing the SP framework
Further studies to assist government in preparing a
medium-term social protection plan
Capacity building for better understanding of hhd
vulnerabilities to risks and shocks
Further technical assistance in in-depth assessment of
the adequacy & efficiency of existing SPs
Complementation of 4Ps with a community-driven
program and a community-based microcredit program
as a start
III. C OMPLEMENTATION OF 4P S WITH
OTHER SOCIAL PROTECTION PROGRAMS
Operationalizing the SP framework
Use of the National household targeting sysyem in
expanding coverage of the National Health Insurance
Program and other programs
Harmonizing definition of social protection
Creation of an inter-agency body on SP to develop and
oversee implementation of a medium-term plan for
social protection
THANK YOU!