Aquino's 4Ps is merely part of Oplan Bayanihan which is in turn patterned after the US Counterinsurgency Guide. 4Ps has a simple objective: to veer the people away from the path of revolutionary resistance by making them hope that their lives will improve.
Ang 4Ps ni Aquino ay bahagi lamang ng Oplan Bayanihan na binalangkas alinsunod sa US Counterinsurgency Guide. Simple ang pinakalayunin ng 4Ps: kabigin ang mamamayan mula sa landas ng rebolusyonaryong paglaban sa pamamagitan ng pagpapaasa sa kanila na giginhawa ang kanilang buhay.