Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City ev. Jel

REGISTRATION UNIT

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS, i
First Regular Session BILLS AND INDEX SERVICE

HOUSE BILL No._1098

Introduced by Rep. Winston “Winnie” Castelo

EXPLANATORY NOTE

As enshrined in Section 9 Article II of the 1987 Philippine Constitution, the state shall
promote a just and dynamic social order that will ensure the prosperity and independence
of the nation and free the people from poverty through policies that provide adequate
social services, promote full employment, arising standard of living, and an improved
quality for all.

For such purpose, the government initiated the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino
Program (4Ps) that provides conditional cash grants to the poorest of the poor, to
improve the health and the education of children aged 0 to 18, It is patterned after the
conditional cash transfer (CCT) schemes in Latin American and African countries, which
have lifted millions of people around the world from poverty.

Perceptibly, in many developing countries, poverty is imputed to lack of education and
Poor health conditions. In the Philippines , the 4Ps addresses these two banes and
endeavors to eliminate them by directly dealing with them head on. Hence, the
conditional cash transfer may be availed of when the beneficiaries take upon themselves
to send their children to school and avail of the medical services of the nearest health
centers. By abiding by the conditions, the beneficiaries’ domestic economy gets better
and they become healthier and educated.

As of August 26, 2015 there have been 4,353,597 active household-beneficiaries, of
which 570,056 are indigenous households and 217,359 have at least ore PWD.~The
Program also covers 10,235,658 schoolchildren aged 0 to 18, from the total registered,
with an average of two to three children per household.

f we are to sustain this progressive and dynamic program, it haé to be institutionalized
and made an integral part of the government's social development program, hence the
Proposed urgent measure.



Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 1098

Introduced by Rep. Winston “Winnie” Castelo

AN ACT
INSTITUTIONALIZING THE CONDITIONAL CASH TRANSFER PROGRAM OF
THE GOVERNMENT, PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES

Be it enacted in the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Republic
of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. This Act shall be known as the “Lingap Pamilya Act of
2015”.

SEC. 2. There shall hereby be institutionalized a conditional cash
transfer program of the government to be known as the “Lingap Pamilya’ with
the end in view of strengthening the solidarity of the family and freeing them
from poverty.

SEC. 3. The establishment of Lingap Pamilya shall be determined and
undertaken by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).

SEC. 4, The amount needed to carry out the provisions of this Act shall be
charged against the 2015 appropriations of the DSWD. Thereafter, such sums as may be
necessary for the continued maintenance of Lingap Pamilya shall be included in the
annual General Appropriations Act.

SEC. 5. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days following its publication in the
Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,