Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps): Assistance to Pupil’s Education

Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) is a version of cash transfer program here in the Philippines under the Department of Social Welfare and Development, its aim is to eradicate extreme poverty in the Philippines by investing in health and education particularly to children from 0-18 years old. The research focused on the education of pupils with the 4Ps assistance. To verify the use, help and satisfactory level of this program to the pupils from poor families in the said school, the researchers used the quantitative and qualitative method. With the use of a rating scale, questionnaires and interview guide, it was revealed that pupils very satisfactorily benefit from the assistance given by the 4Ps in terms of Health and excellent in terms of Nutrition and Education. Thus, 4Ps has significant impact on pupils’ education based on its beneficiary conditionalities, is able and motivated to attend classes because of adequate school supplies, satisfied meals, parasitic free stomach and supportive and active parents.