PHILIPPINES

Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program

Started in 2008 Total registered as of 2013: 3.8 Million Households Close to 100% geographic coverage Implementing Agency: Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)

Household Coverage and Budget

4 3.5 3 $1,200,000

$1,000,000

2.5
Millions 2 1.5 1 0.5 0 2008 2009 2010
HH

$800,000 Thousands

$600,000

$400,000

$200,000

$0 2011
Budget

2012

2013

Goals: 1. Social Assistance alleviate immediate income poverty 2. Social Development break intergenerational cycle of poverty

Social Contract Rights of the Child MDGs

Target: 1. Poor as determined through the National Household Targeting System (NHTS) 2. Households with children below 14 years old and/or pregnant member

Keeping children healthy and in school

OBJECTIVES
Improve preventive health care among pregnant women Increase enrolment and attendance rate of children Reduce the incidence of child labor Raise the average consumption rate in food expenditure Encourage parents to invest in their childrens human capital

CONDITIONS

BENEFIT
Education: US$ 7.50 /child / month (maximum of 3 children per household) Health: US$ 12.50 /month

Care for pregnant women Preventive health care for children Regular school attendance Attendance to Family Development Sessions

Estimated to be 20% of poor households income

(Exchange rate: 1 USD: 40 pesos)

PAYMENT MECHANISM
PANTAWID PAMILYANG PILIPINO PROGRAM

PAYMENT MECHANISM CONSIDERATIONS

Authorized Government Depository Bank

Availability of financial conduits

Size, scope and phase of expansion

Frequency of transfer Accessibility to beneficiaries Administrative capacity of implementing agency

Cost

Availability of technology

Cash card payments (ATM)

Over-the-counter payment

Mobile ATM

Biometric System for Payout

Bank Service Fees (in USD)

1.25 one-time charge for cash card issuance - Free for ATM transactions 60 per OTC transaction

1.50 per transaction

1.25 per transaction

1.25 per transaction

Or about 2.72% of average transfer size every payment (2-months worth of grants)

Or about 2.27% of ave. transfer size every payment (2months worth of grants)

Or about 2.27% of ave. transfer size every payment (2months worth of grants)

Exchange rate: 1 USD to 40 pesos

MODES OF PAYMENT IN PANTAWID PAMILYA AS OF FEBRUARY 2013

PhilPost 21% Rural Banks 22%

o Overtime, more and more conduits are taking an interest to participate in CCT pay-outs
LBP Cash Card 39%

o Competitive bidding has brought down the cost of service fees

Gcash 18%

o The government absorbs higher cost of delivery in far flung areas to reduce transaction cost of beneficiaries

CHALLENGES IN THE DELIVERY MECHANISM

Delays in the conduct of pay-out activities Inaccessibility of the pay-out site for beneficiaries from far flung areas Coordination problems between implementing agency and payment conduit Maintaining order during pay-out Opportunity cost of long waiting during pay-out Rent-seeking behaviour

MOVING FORWARD
Enhancing the Terms of Reference of payment conduits, exacting greater accountability Continuous engagement of the Regional Action Centres in ensuring that pay-out activities are accessible to beneficiaries and coordination issues are prevented and resolved Rollout of biometric system that increases efficiency in verifying identity during pay-out More aggressive Grievance Redress System campaign; strengthening the GRS mechanism on the ground

MONITORING AND EVALUATION

PANTAWID PAMILYANG PILIPINO PROGRAM

Impact studies done in-house or by independent parties focusing on qualitative evaluation of program components (e.g. Gender, Indigenous Peoples, Empowerment) Qualitative
Impact Evaluation

Internal Monitoring System

Monitoring of key program processes and systems (using the database, routine reporting, technical assistance visits)

Pantawid Pamilya M&E

External Spot checks

Three-wave IE - 1st: RCT & RDD (representative of 1st set of beneficiaries) - 2nd & 3rd : RDD & Panel (nationally representative)

Quantitative Impact Evaluation

Monitoring progress and performance based on key indicators, done by an external party

Internal Monitoring System

System reports generation (Beneficiary Update System, Compliance Verification System, Grievance Redress System) Dashboards (available only within the DSWD network) Interactive Map (http://maps.dswd.gov.ph/) Composite Spot checks

External Spot Checks

Conducted twice yearly Independent party conducts the assessment Reporting/ feed backing to management, especially during mid-year and year-end program review and evaluation workshops (PREW)

Impact Evaluation
1st wave Randomized Control Trial (RCT) component completed; RDD component will be available by May 2013 Results disseminated to the Academe, Media and General Public (available in DSWD website: www.dswd.gov.ph)

Selected External Spot Check Findings (Phase III, 2012)