Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No, 8105
Introduced by HON. JOY MYRA S. TAMBUNTING

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The 4Ps of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program is a development program of the national
government which was created with the goal of uplifting the citizens, particularly the marginalized
sectors, from poverty. It was designed to promote investment in human capital by providing
conditional cash grants to the poorest of the poor, to improve the health, nutrition, and the
education of children aged 0-18.

To date, 4Ps remain to be a top priority program of the Department of Social Welfare and
Development, receiving more than 100 Million for its yearly budget. Truly, this program served
as safety net for poor households against the devastating impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic this
year. It is reported that the number of poor Filipinos can increase by 5.5 million, if there weren't
social protection programs such as emergency subsidy program (amounting to a maximum of
P8,000 for the two months of lockdown earlier this year) and the small business wage subsidies.
With the aid of 4Ps, ESP and SBWS, the increase of poor Filipinos lowered to 1.5 million instead.

In this regard, this Representation believes that there is a need to provide further assistance to
4Ps household beneficiaries to ensure that they could cope with the impacts of the pandemic.
This measure seeks to provide electrical subsidy to 4Ps beneficiaries to account for the increase
in power consumption due to the implementation of blended learning. With this additional
electricity grant, we empower our beneficiaries to pursue and harness their entrepreneurial
skills so that they may be able to sustainably provide for themselves and to overcome their
present conditions. This measure also proposes for the provision of entrepreneurship assistance
to qualified beneficiaries in building their own micro and small businesses.

On behalf of the people of Parafiaque City’s Second District, and for the common good of the
Filipino people, the approval of the said measure is earnestly sought.

wan Bt | Puy

2nd/ istrict, Parafiaque City


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No. 8105 _

Introduced by HON. JOY MYRA S. TAMBUNTING

AN ACT
PROMOTING ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND LIVELIHOOD IN 4PS, AMENDING FOR THE
PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11310, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "AN ACT
INSTITUTIONALIZING THE PANTAWID PAMILYANG PILIPINO PROGRAM (4PS)"

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

SECTION 1. Short Title. — This Act shall be known as "An Act Promoting Entrepreneurship and
Livelihood in 4Ps",

Sec. 2. Section 2 of Republic Act No. 11310 is amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 2. Declaration of Policies. - The State shall promote a just and dynamic social
order thereby uplifting its citizens and marginalized sectors from poverty through
policies that provide adequate social services, promote full employment, a rising
standard of living, and an improved quality of life for all.

The State recognizes the need to foster social justice as provided for in Article XIII
of the 1987 Constitution, as follows:

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(g) Improve maternal health; [and]

(h) Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for allf:];
AND

() PROMOTE LIVELIHOOD AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOR ALL TO
ACHIEVE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT."

Sec. 3. Section 4 of the same Act is amended to read as follows:


"SEC. 4. The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). - The Pantawid
Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) is the national poverty reduction strategy and a
human capital investment program that provides conditional cash transfer to poor
households for a maximum period of seven (7) years, to improve the health,
nutrition, LIVELIHOOD, and education aspect of their lives. The National Advisory
Council (NAC) may recommend a longer period under exceptional circumstances.”

‘Sec. 4, Section 7 of the same Act is amended to read as follows:

Sec.

"SEC 7. Conditional Cash Transfer to Beneficiaries. - The Advisory Council shall
determine the amount of conditional cash transfer to beneficiaries with the
following schemes:

(a) 100;
XXX XXX XXK;

(d) Health and nutrition grant shall not be lower than Seven hundred fifty
(PhP750.00) per month for a maximum of twelve (12) months per year.

The health/nutrition grant component aims to promote healthy practices and
family development, improve the health nutritional status of pregnant and post-
partum mothers, infants and young children, and increase the use of health
services by the household-beneficiary. The health grant is a fixed amount and does
not depend on the number of members in the householdf..J;

(E) ELECTRIC UTILTIY GRANT SHALL NOT BE LOWER THAN FIVE
HUNDRED PESOS (PHP500) PER YEAR PER HOUSEHOLD-BENEFICIARY.
THE FUNDS FOR THIS PURPOSE SHALL BE TRANSFERED FROM DSWD TO
THE NATIONAL ELECTRIFICATION ADMINISTRATION (NEA) AND
SUBSEQUENTLY TO THE DISTRIBUTION POWER UTILIDES,
PARTICULARLY TO THE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES.

THE ELECTRIC UTILTIY GRANT COMPONENT AIMS TO INCREASE
ACCESSIBILTIY TO ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY OF HOUSEHOLD-
BENEFICIARIES, TO IMPROVE THEIR LIVING CONDIDONS AND TO
ENABLE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THEIR MICRO AND SMALL BUSINESS.
THE ELECTRIC UTILTIY GRANT IS A FIXED AMOUNT AND DOES NOT
DEPEND ON THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS IN THE HOUSEHOLD.”

5. Section 11 of the same Act is amended to read as follows:

"SEC. 11. Conditions of Entitlement. - All qualified household-beneficiaries shall
comply with all of the following conditions as a requirement for continued program
eligibility:

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(©) 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[:]; AND

(G) AT LEAST ONE (1) RESPONSIBLE PERSON MUST JOIN AND
COMPLETE AT LEAST 1WO (2) ENTREPRENEURSHIP OR LIVELIHOOD
SEMINARS CONDUCTED BY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES OR THEIR
ACCREDITED PRIVATE SECTOR AND CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS
WITHIN THE SECOND YEAR OF ENROLLMENT OF THE HOUSEHOLD-
BENEFICIARIES."

Sec. 6. Section 13 of the same Act is amended to read as follows:

"SEC. 13, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND Livelihood Interventions. - [Qualified
household beneficiaries] THE RESPONSIBLE PERSON WHO SUCCESSFULLY
COMPLETED THE REQUIRED SKILLS TRAINING PROGRAMS SHALL be
given [priority in the availment of the] ACCESS TO 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.

THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY (DTI) SHALL PROVIDE
ASSISTANCE TO ENSURE THE EASE OF ESTABLISHING A MICRO
AND SMALL BUSINESS AND THE LINK TO THE TARGET CLIENTELE
OF THE 4PS ENTREPRENEUR.”

Sec 7. Appropriations, — The amount necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act shall be
charged against those authorized in the current and subsequent General Appropriations Act.

Sec. 8. Separability Clause. — Should any provision of this Act be found unconstitutional by a
court of law, such provision shall be severed from the remainder of this Act, and such action shall
not affect the enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Act.

Sec. 9. Repealing Clause. ~ All laws, decrees, letters of instruction, resolutions, orders or parts
thereof which are inconsistent with the provisions of this \Act are hereby repealed, modified or
amended accordingly.

Sec. 10. Effectivity Clause. — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication
in the Official Gazette or in two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,