Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. _______ 
Introduced by HON. GUS 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)" 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The 4Ps of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program is a development program of the national government 
which was created to uplift 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 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 a 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 the 
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 the 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 subsidies 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 the provision 
of entrepreneurship assistance to qualified beneficiaries in building their micro and small businesses.  
On behalf of the people of Parañaque City’s Second District, and for the common good of the Filipino 
people, the approval of the said measure is earnestly sought. 
REP. GUS S. TAMBUNTING 
2nd District, Parañaque City 
September 2, 2022
8:00 am
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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. _______ 
Introduced by HON. GUS 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 
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:  
(a) xxx;
xxx xxx xxx; 
(g) Improve maternal health; [and]
(h) Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all [:];
AND 
(i) 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 transfers to poor households for a maximum period 
of seven (7) years, to improve their health, nutrition, LIVELIHOOD, and education aspect 
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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 7. Conditional Cash Transfer to Beneficiaries. - The Advisory Council shall determine 
the amount of conditional cash transfer to beneficiaries with the following schemes: 
(a) xxx; 
XXX XXX XXX; 
(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 and 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 household[.]; 
(E) ELECTRIC UTILITY GRANT SHALL NOT BE LOWER THAN FIVE HUNDRED 
PESOS (PHP500) PER YEAR PER HOUSEHOLD BENEFICIARY. THE FUNDS FOR 
THIS PURPOSE SHALL BE TRANSFERRED FROM DSWD TO THE NATIONAL 
ELECTRIFICATION ADMINISTRATION (NEA) AND SUBSEQUENTLY TO THE 
DISTRIBUTION POWER UTILITIES, PARTICULARLY TO THE ELECTRIC 
COOPERATIVES.  
THE 
ELECTRIC 
UTILITY 
GRANT 
COMPONENT 
AIMS 
TO 
INCREASE 
ACCESSIBILITY 
TO 
ELECTRIC 
POWER 
SUPPLY 
OF 
HOUSEHOLD- 
BENEFICIARIES, IMPROVE THEIR LIVING CONDITIONS, AND ENABLE THE 
ESTABLISHMENT OF THEIR MICRO AND SMALL BUSINESS. THE ELECTRIC 
UTILITY GRANT IS A FIXED AMOUNT AND DOES NOT DEPEND ON THE NUMBER 
OF MEMBERS IN THE HOUSEHOLD." 
Sec. 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: 
(a) xxx; 
xxx xxx xxx; 
(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 [:]; 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 two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved,