Case Study Of Conditional Cash Transfer

This provision of the constitution became the guiding principle of the government in pursuing policies that would uplift and improve the quality of lives of its people through policies and programs designed towards this end. One such program is the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) otherwise known as the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4P’s), it was a program initiated by then President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as a measure with the aim of breaking the cycle of poverty through the delivery of the most basic of all the social services to the poorest of the poor. The program aims to eradicate extreme poverty, achieve universal primary education, reduce child mortality and improve maternal health. The government opined that by addressing social

By design it was patterned after the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) implemented by some Latin American countries such as Chile Solidario in Chile, Bolsa Familia in Brazil, Red de Oportunidades in Panama and OPORTUNIDADES in Mexico. While the successes of the said program in those respective countries were widely noted, there remain many issues that need to be addressed such as transparency and sustainability. The huge sum of money allocated for the 4P’s during the Aquino administration was being criticized by some party because of the possibility that it could be politicize and use for corruption. The biggest challenge however is not the monstrosity of the allocation but how to translate the gains of this program into productive economic assets. The program was not designed to last forever so the government must translate those gains in order not to render the program useless and reduce it to nothing but dole-outs. This huge challenge of sustainability is the main factor that would determine the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program’s success. The government must incorporate other development programs so that the effects of the 4P’s would be sustainable and to make the greatest difference in the lives of her people. The UN’s Millennium Development Goals should be the backbone of the CCT’s implementation and should also serve

After the Second World War the country attempted to modernize its economy by developing the industrial and service sector. The country did achieve some level of success from this undertaking but the population boom starting from the 1980 period proved to be a major obstacle. The economy failed to catch up with the population growth resorting to an increase in the unemployment rate and subsequently increased the poverty incidence. The global economic uncertainty, coupled with political instability during that period left the country in extreme poverty. The government introduced reforms and policies to help alleviate if not eradicate poverty in the country thus the introduction of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program which is aimed towards this end. With the election of President Rodrigo Duterte in office and the improving economy of the country the allocation for the 4P’s remains uphold at precedented level. “The Duterte administration is not keen on expanding the conditional cash transfer (CCT) program, the Department of Budget and Management” (Alvarez, 2016). Instead, the government thinks it will be retained at the present level. They are not for expanding it, but they are going to shoot for reducing the wastage, and the leakages. Today, after numerous programs designed to eradicate this problem things still remained the same but with the improving state of the economy