No compliance, no cash grants.

This the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office VI (DSWD6) stressed ane
[Under Pantawid Pamilya, children with age 0-5 years must receive regular preventive health check-ups and vaccines]

Under Pantawid Pamilya, children with age 0-5 years must receive regular preventive health check-ups and vaccines
w to beneficiaries of its Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program.

DSWD6 Regional Director Ma. Evelyn B. Macapobre said that with the ongoing cash grant distribution all over Western Visayas, beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilya may receive lower grants if they have been found non-compliant to program conditions in the previous months.

Macapobre said the payouts are conducted every two months. The beneficiaries’ compliance to conditions on health and education serve as basis to determine the corresponding grants that beneficiaries will avail.

Early this year, the DSWD has facilitated the advance release of cash grants to beat the ban imposed by the Commission on Elections on fund transfer due to the May 2013 elections. The simultaneous payouts covered the period November to December 2012 and the advance payout for the period January to February 2013.

Because of the advance payout, deductions were reflected in the ongoing payouts for beneficiaries who did not comply the conditions of Pantawid Pamilya.

The ongoing payouts also cover the period March and April, a school break, thus no educational grants will be released to the beneficiaries.

Under the Pantawid Pamilya program, beneficiaries may avail of P500 per month for health and nutrition, and P300 per month per child for education, for a maximum of three children per household.

Beneficiaries may avail of the cash grants provided that they comply with the following program conditions:

pregnant women must avail of pre and post-natal care and be attended during childbirth by a trained health professional;
parents must attend responsible parenthood sessions, mother’s classes and parent effectiveness seminars;
3-5 years old children must attend day care or pre-school classes at least 85% of the time
6-14 years old children must enroll in elementary or high school and must attend 85% of the time; and
6-14 years old children must receive de-worming pills twice a year.

Pantawid Pamilya is a program of the national government that aims to alleviate poverty through investment in human capital. (DSWD6/Alma Jornadal-Estember)