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Selected Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries receive clothing essentials during the launching of ”Bihisang Bayan” at Valenzuela New Municipal Hall in Valenzuela City on March 15, 2023 ”Bihisang Bayan,” a project initiated by BunBuy Marketplace and NextGen Foundation together with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)  aims to provide clothing assistance to about 25,000 DSWD-selected recipients of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) all over the Metro Manila. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News

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BIHISANG BAYAN

Jervis Manahan

ABS-CBN News

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/175378210751520230315-bihisang-bayan-valenzuela-MT10.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Selected Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries receive clothing essentials during the launching of ”Bihisang Bayan” at Valenzuela New Municipal Hall in Valenzuela City on March 15, 2023. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News/file "/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Selected Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries receive clothing essentials during the launching of ”Bihisang Bayan” at Valenzuela New Municipal Hall in Valenzuela City on March 15, 2023. <em>Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News/file </em></span></span></span>  MANILA — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is seeking an amendment to the 4Ps law to allow beneficiaries to stay in the program until they can break free from poverty.</div><p>The 4Ps law has a provision that a beneficiary can only stay in the program for a total of seven years.</p><p>DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian said this might not be enough time for a family to lift their lives out of poverty.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2024/12/22/dswd-more-than-400k-households-validated-for-inclusion-in-4ps-0845">DSWD: More than 400K households validated for inclusion in 4Ps</a></div><p>&quot;Dahil sa mga nangyari gaya ng Covid, inflation, talagang umatras ng umatras ang ating mahihirap na kababayan,&quot; Gatchalian said.</p><p>(Factors like Covid and inflation forced people back to extreme poverty.)</p><p>&quot;Kung dati dapat naka-graduate na sila, hindi pa sila pwedeng grumaduate kasi kulang pa ang panahon na talagang maiahon nila ang kanilang sarili sa kahirapan,&quot; he added.</p><p>(They cannot graduate just yet because they need more time to lift themselves out of poverty.)</p><p>Gatchalian said almost 2 million families are about to graduate from the program by 2026, and not all of them are already capable to live a decent life.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/2/18/nearly-680-000-families-under-4ps-achieved-self-sufficiency-marcos-jr-1622">Nearly 680,000 families under 4Ps &#x27;achieved self-sufficiency&#x27;: Marcos Jr.</a></div><p>&quot;Dahil sa panawagan ng ating Pangulo, hindi na nila kailangan na mangamba, dahil aamyendahan ang batas sa tulong ng Kongreso at Senado, para yung hindi pa ready umalis sa programa, manatili muna,&quot; he said.</p><p>(With the President&#x27;s call, the families need not to worry, because the law will be amended with the help of the Senate and House, so those who aren&#x27;t ready yet can stay.)</p><p>&quot;This is investment in human capital, kailangan siguraduhin na hindi masayang ang investment natin, meron pang sektor na kailangan maiwan sa programa,&quot; he added.</p><p>(This is investment in human capital. We need to ensure our investment will not go to waste.)</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/business/2024/8/6/dbm-approves-release-of-p5-billion-to-pay-4ps-overdue-grants-1408">DBM approves release of P5 billion to pay 4Ps overdue grants</a></div><p>The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) is the government&#x27;s flagship program designed to break generational poverty.</p><p>About 1.4 million beneficiaries have graduated from the 4Ps program since the start of the Marcos administration.</p><p>&quot;Tagumpay yan ng ating pangulo yan, tagumpay ng programa yan,&quot; he said.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/djycNL63C_E?si=9JwrhXLCKOHBBsYA" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br/></div>

<p>The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is seeking an amendment to the 4Ps law to allow beneficiaries to stay in the program until they can break free from poverty.</p>

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is seeking an amendment to the 4Ps law to allow beneficiaries to stay in the program until they can break free from poverty.

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Amendment in 4Ps law sought to ensure beneficiaries' welfare

Jervis Manahan,

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Published Jul 29, 2025 06:00 PM PHT

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