A total of 18,315 partner beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program from Sulu and Tawi-Tawi have received their cash cards as of 30 September 2021.
This is equivalent to 9,667 Pantawid members from twelve municipalities in Sulu, and 8,648 4Ps members from eight municipalities in Tawi-Tawi.
4Ps in the BARMM is shifting from manual to electronic payments through the use of the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) EMV cash cards.
This is part of the Ministry’s initiative to pursue more efficient payment mechanisms towards reducing manual transactions.
Prior to the cash cards, the 4Ps program used to transfer cash grants to almost half a million beneficiaries through over-the-counter(OTC) payments that required voluminous paper-based documents.
All unclaimed or unpaid grants of qualified 4Ps beneficiaries from the previous periods may be claimed through the cash cards.
MSSD shall continue to facilitate the release of the cards until 2022.
MSSD is reminding the public that the LBP EMV cash cards are released to qualified 4Ps members for free. Anyone found to be involved in or have tolerated the collection of payments shall be dealt with accordingly.
