NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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Second Regular Session 
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SENATE
S. No. 2496
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23 NOV 29 A10:04
RtCEIVED BY;
Introduced by Senator Joseph Victor G. Ejercito
AN ACT
PROMOTING INCLUSIVE EDUCATION, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND 
EMPLOYMENT FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AMONG 4Ps ADULT 
BENEFICIARIES, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11310, 
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "PANTAWID PAMILYANG PILIPINO PROGRAM 
(4Ps)"
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The Pantawid Pamilyang PHipino Program (4Ps) is the nationai government's 
flagship poverty reduction initiative. It is a poverty reduction strategy patterned after 
the successfui Conditionai Cash Transfer (CCT) program in Brazil, Latin America and 
Africa.1 Through 4Ps, the government earmarks cash subsidies to the poorest 
household particularly with children 0-14 years old to help them improve their health, 
nutrition and education.2
At present, the 4Ps Law provides conditional cash transfer grants of at least 
P300 per month per child for a maximum of 10 months per year for children enrolled 
in day care and elementary programs, at least P500 per month per child for up to 10 
months per year for children enrolled in junior high school, and at least P700 per 
month per child for up to 10 months per year for senior high school.3
1 DSWD (2023). "PantawidPamilyang Plllpino Program". Information retrieved from httDs://fo3.dswd.Qov.Dh/Dantawid- 
oamiivang-DiiiDino-Droaram-
4ps/#:~:text=To%20imDrove%20Dreventive%20heaith%20care.food%20exDenditure%20of%20Door%20househoids on
November 13, 2023.
2 ibid.
3 Bison Quismorio (August 22, 2023). "$Ps adult education component pushed in House-approved measure; here's how it will 
work". Information retrieved from httDs://mb.com.ph/2023/8/22/4-ps-aduit-education-comDonent-pushed-in-house-aDProved- 
measure-here-s-how-it-wiii-work on November 13. 2023


This bill seeks to expand the 4Ps through the addition of an adult education 
component by encouraging at least one (1) adult beneficiary from every 4Ps househoid 
to join and complete any of the following tracks of aduit education: non-formal 
education through the Alternative Learning System (ALS); entrepreneurship track; or 
employment track. The availment of adult education shall commence on the second 
year of enrollment in the program.
Moreover, this proposed biil seeks to grant aduit education beneficiaries priority 
in the availment of the modalities and interventions of government programs after the 
completion of their selected track of adult education. These programs inciude:
a. The ease of establishing a micro or small business and linkage to the target 
clienteie, by the Department of Trade and Industry;
b. Job facilitation assistance by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) 
and
c. Assistance to those who completed non-formal education through the ALS track 
to ensure their pursuit of higher learning or employment, by the Department 
of Education.
In view of the foregoing, the approval of this bili is earnestly sought.
JOSEPH VICTOR G. EJERCITO


NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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Second Regular Session 
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SENATE
S. No. 2496
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23 NOV 29 AI0«4
RHCEiVEO ff.':
Introduced by Senator Joseph Victor G. Ejercito
AN ACT
PROMOTING INCLUSIVE EDUCATION, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND 
EMPLOYMENT FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AMONG 4Ps ADULT 
BENEFICIARIES, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11310, 
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "PANTAWID PAMILYANG PILIPINO PROGRAM 
(4Ps)"
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines 
in Congress assembled:
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Section 1. Section 2 of Republic Act No. 11310 is hereby amended to read as
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follows:
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"Sec. 2. Declaration of Policies. - The State shall promote a just and dynamic
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social order thereby uplifting its citizens and marginalized sectors from poverty
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through poiicies that provide adequate social services, promote fuli employment,
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a rising standard of living, and an improved quality of life for all.
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The State recognizes the need to foster social justice as provided for in
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Article XIII of the 1987 Constitution, as foliows:
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(g) Improve maternal health; [and]
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"(h) Ensure healthy lives and promote weil-being for ail [.]; AND
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"(I) PROMOTE EDUCATION AMONG ADULT BENEFICIARIES THROUGH
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ALTERNATIVE LEARNING SYSTEM, ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING,
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AND EMPLOYMENT TRAINING TO 
ACHIEVE SUSTAINABLE
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DEVELOPMENT.
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Sec. 2. Section 7 of the same Act is amended to read as foilows:


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"Sec. 7. Conditional Cash Transfer to Beneficiaries. - The Advisory Council 
shall determine the amount of conditional cash transfer to beneficiaries with the 
following schemes:
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"(c) Conditional cash transfer grant per child enrolled in senior high school shall 
not be lower than Seven hundred pesos (P700.00) per month per child for a 
maximum often (10) months per yearH; [and]
"(d) Health and nutrition grant shall not be lower than Seven hundred fifty pesos 
(P750.00) per month for a maximum of twelve (12) months per year [7]; AND
"(E) THE COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION GRANT, WHICH REFERS TO A 
CONDITIONAL CASH TRANSFER THAT IS USED TO FINANCE MEALS 
AND TRANSPORTATION RELATED TO THE AVAILMENT OF ADULT 
EDUCATION UNDER THIS ACT, MUST NOT BE LOWER THAN FIVE 
HUNDRED PESOS (P500.00) PER INSTANCE PER ADULT BENEFICIARY 
OF THE ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM."
"xxx."
Sec. 3. Section 11 of the same Act is amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 11. Conditions for Entitlement. - All qualified household-beneficiaries 
shall comply with all of the following conditions as a requirement for continued 
program eligibility:
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"(e) Children five (5) to eighteen (18) years old must attend elementary or 
secondary classes at least eighty-five (85%) of their time; [and]
"(f) At least one (1) responsible person must attend family development sessions 
conducted by the DSWD, at least once a 
Month[t]; AND
"(G) AT LEAST ONE (1) ADULT BENEFICIARY MUST JOIN AND 
COMPLETE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING TRACKS OF ADULT EDUCATION:
(1) NON-FORMAL EDUCATION THROUGH THE ALS TRACK OF THE 
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (DEPED). THE ALS TRACK REFERS TO A 
PARALLEL LEARNING SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES A VIABLE 
ALTERNATIVE TO THE EXISTING FORMAL EDUCATION INSTRUCTION


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AND ENCOMPASSES BOTH NON-FORMAL AND INFORMAL SOURCES OF 
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS;
(2) ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRACK OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE 
AND INDUSTRY DTI) AND DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND 
DEVELOPMENT. THIS REFERS TO INTERVENTIONS WHICH FOCUS ON 
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF MICRO-ENTERPRISE THROUGH 
ENHANCEMENT OF SKILLS, PROVISION OF FINANCIAL CAPITAL AND 
BUILDING OR RE-BUILDING PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ASSETS, AND 
WHICH COVERS PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, MARKETING, AND BASIC 
BUSINESS FINANCE; OR
(3) EMPLOYMENT TRACK OF THE TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND 
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OR THEIR ACCREDITED PRIVATE 
SECTOR AND CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS. THIS REFERS TO 
PROGRAMS THROUGH WHICH LEARNERS AND WORKERS ARE 
PROVIDED WITH LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES TO ACQUIRE, UPGRADE, 
OR BOTH, THEIR ABILITY, KNOWLEDGE AND BEHAVIOR PATTERN 
REQUIRED AS QUALIFICATIONS FOR A JOB OR RANGE OF JOBS IN A 
GIVEN OCCUPATIONAL AREA.
THE AVAILMENT OF ADULT EDUCATION SHALL COMMENCE ON 
THE SECOND YEAR OF ENROLLMENT IN THE 4PS. AS USED IN THIS 
ACT, ADULT EDUCATION REFERS TO INTERVENTIONS THAT IMPROVE 
TECHNICAL OR PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS, FURTHER DEVELOP 
ABILITIES, ACQUIRE OR ENRICH KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND 
COMPETENCIES IN A NEW FIELD THROUGH ALTERNATIVE LEARNING 
SYSTEM TRACK, ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRACK OR EMPLOYMENT 
TRACK."
Sec. 4. Section 13 of the same Act is amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 13. [Livelihood] POST SKILLS TRAINING Interventions. - 
[Quolifiod] THE ADULT EDUCATION [household-] beneficiaries shall be given 
priority in the avaiiment of the modalities and interventions [under DSWD's 
Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) or other appropriate or similar programs
offered by other government agencies or accredited private institutions.] OF


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THE GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS AFTER THE COMPLETION OF THEIR
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SELECTED TRACK OF ADULT EDUCATION.
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"(A) ADULT EDUCATION BENEFICIARIES WHO SUCCESSFULLY
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COMPLETED THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRACK SHALL BE GIVEN
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ASSISTANCE BY THE DTI TO ENSURE EASE OF ESTABLISHING A MICRO
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OR SMALL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE AND THE LINK TO THE TARGET
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CLIENTELE OF THE 4PS ENTREPRENEUR.
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THE 
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EDUCATION 
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WHO
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SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE EMPLOYMENT TRACK SHALL BE
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GIVEN JOB FACILITATION ASSISTANCE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
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LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT.
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BENEFICIARIES 
WHO
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SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED NON_FORMAL EDUCATION USING THE
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ALS TRACK BY THE DEPED UNTIL THEY FINISH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
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SHALL BE GIVEN ASSISTANCE TO ENSURE THEIR PURSUIT OF HIGHER
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LEARNING OR EMPLOYMENT.
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"[The household beneficiary shall also bo given priority in the availrriGnt of
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the omployrnGnt facilitotion Gcrviccs providod by the SLR or other omployrriGnt
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programG of approprioto govornment ogendGS implGmcnting the same.]"
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Sec. 5. All laws, executive orders, issuances, rules and regulations, or parts
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hereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are repealed or modified accordingly.
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Sec. 6. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its pubiication in the
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Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,