Raising Dependents

Republic of the Philippines Western Mindanao State University Zamboanga City

Raising Dependents: The Philippines‘‘ ―Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program‖ (4Ps)

is presented

In partial fulfillment of the requirements in PA 323: Seminar on the Administration of Social development

to Dr. Bagian Aleyssa A. Abdulkarim Professor

by Rene V. Carbayas DPA student November 25, 2011

Raising Dependents: The Philippines’ “Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program” (4Ps)

INTRODUCTION

Governments and societies all over the globe have one in common—i.e., desperately seeking effective measures to alleviate the poor in their own country. The perennial problem of poverty in society drew many nations to come together to combat this form of social menace that inevitably mushroomed through the years that eventually requires global solution. Each nation tried to pacify this social condition through various means from dole-out to livelihood programs and projects, from providing job opportunities to conditional cash grants, among others. In the Philippines, perhaps just like in any parts of the world, the complexity of the root cause of poverty has become incomprehensible because of several factors that must be considered to zero-in to a culprit and thereby address the problem. But it seems impossible. Some Philippine sectors would point to corruption as the culprit—considered even to be a cancer of the society, seemingly incurable. In this case, like any deadly modern medical diseases, the quest for a cure remains an ongoing search. Others would blame the elites for owning much of the wealth of the country which left only about 30% that must be shared by some 70% of the population where most of them are poor in the Philippines. When Benigno ―Noynoy‖ Simeon Aquino III became president in 2010, he promised to curb corruption hoping to improve the lives of most Filipino‘s poor. His administration, moreover, has adopted the previous administration‘s poverty alleviation...