The Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) conducted a Seminar-Forum on the extension of the government’s conditional cash transfer (CCT) program. Titled “After Five Years of Pantawid, What Next?”, it was held on 31 July 2013, from 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Carlos P. Romulo Hall, Ground Floor of the NEDA sa Makati Bldg., 106 Amorsolo St., Legaspi Village, Makati City.
At the beginning of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, the Government publicly promised to limit to five years the Pantawid beneficiaries’ enjoyment of their education and health grants. For Set 1 beneficiaries, the five years are almost over. The Forum is intended to answer key questions such as: (1) Would it be wise to keep the promise or would an extension (continuation of the program as designed or inclusion of a new grant for high school education covering eligible 12-18 year olds of the current Pantawid households) be better?; (2) What should the Government do with the Pantawid program in Set 1 and in the other sets after their beneficiaries reached their limit of five years; (3) Would it be desirable to extend the CCT health and education grants beyond five years and align Pantawid with the international practice of the CCT pioneers (Mexico, Brazil and Colombia)? The paper presentation specifically answered these questions and looked into the desirability of providing conditional cash transfers (CCT) for high school (HS) education to 12-18 year old Pantawid children. Various experts from government, civil society, and academia/research who attended the seminar shared their insights and recommendations on this topic.
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At the beginning of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, the Government publicly promised to limit to five years the Pantawid beneficiaries’ enjoyment of their education and health grants. For Set 1 beneficiaries, the five years are almost over. The Forum is intended to answer key questions such as: (1) Would it be wise to keep the promise or would an extension (continuation of the program as designed or inclusion of a new grant for high school education covering eligible 12-18 year olds of the current Pantawid households) be better?; (2) What should the Government do with the Pantawid program in Set 1 and in the other sets after their beneficiaries reached their limit of five years; (3) Would it be desirable to extend the CCT health and education grants beyond five years and align Pantawid with the international practice of the CCT pioneers (Mexico, Brazil and Colombia)? The paper presentation specifically answered these questions and looked into the desirability of providing conditional cash transfers (CCT) for high school (HS) education to 12-18 year old Pantawid children. Various experts from government, civil society, and academia/research who attended the seminar shared their insights and recommendations on this topic.
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- After Five Years of Pantawid, What Next? (Presentation by Vicente Paqueo)
- After Five Years of Pantawid, What Next? (PIDS Discussion Paper Series No. 2013-41)
By Vicente Paqueo, Aniceto Orbeta, Tarsicio Castaneda, and Chris Spohr
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