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SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
Third Regular Session

6247

HOUSE BILLNO._

Introduced by Rep. Winston “Winnie”Castelo

EXPLANATORY NOTE

‘As enshrined in Section 9 Article I 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. Itis 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 one PWD. The program also covers 10,235,658
schoolchildren aged 0 to 18, from the total registered with an average of two to thfe
household.

If we are to sustain this progressive and dynamic program, it has to be institutic
integral part of the government's social development program, hence the proposd



Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES:
Quezon City

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
Third Regular Session

6247

HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by Rep. Winston “Winnie”Castelo

ANACT
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,