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American Journal of  
Society and Law ( AJSL)

The Satisfaction Level of  the Beneficiaries of  Pantawid 
Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4P’s)

Fhrizz S. De Jesus1*, Winnie Villanueva2

Volume 2 Issue 2, Year 2023
ISSN: 2835-3277 (Online)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.54536/ajsl.v2i2.1535
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Article Information ABSTRACT

Received: April 09, 2023
Accepted: April 30, 2023
Published: July 03, 2023

Poverty is the most serious issue in the Philippines. The Philippine government’s response to 
the Millennium Development ans Sustainable Development Goals (?) of  alleviating poverty 
worldwide is to provide cash assistance to Filipino households living below the poverty 
line. This financial assistance is an avenue for immediately responding to people’s needs, 
particularly in health and education; it is known as the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program 
or 4Ps in the Philippines. It aims to reduce poverty in the Philippines by investing in health 
and education, particularly for children aged 0 to 18. This research aims to assess the level of  
satisfaction of  4Ps beneficiaries with the cash grant they received from the government to 
cover their daily and other expenses. This research used the quantitative research design and 
the study was conducted in Nueva Ecija which covers 27 municipalities through an online 
survey. The researcher uses convenience sampling to identify the sample populating of  
Rao Soft calculator. The data collected from the locale were encoded, tallied, and analyzed. 
Statistical tools such as Percentage, Frequency Distribution, Weighted Mean, and Pearson 
R were used in analyzing the data gathered. According to the findings, beneficiaries are very 
satisfied with using their cash grants for educational purposes. It also shows that aside from 
education, food is the expense that the cash grants that were being misappropriated. Lastly, 
it is highly recommended that the beneficiaries be engaged in other worthwhile activities to 
be given by the local government unit for them to grow their money, so there would be no 
misappropriation in using the cash grants. 

Keywords
Government Project, Pantawid 
Pamilyang Pilipino Program, 
Satisfaction, Spending Habits

1 Nueva Ecija University of  Science and Technology, Philippines
2 College of  Business and Accountancy, Central Luzon State University, Philippines 
* Corresponding author’s e-mail: otong.karyono@iain-bone.ac.id

INTRODUCTION 
Poverty is the most serious issue in the Philippines. 
According to Crossman (2017), poverty is a social 
condition characterized by a lack of  resources required 
for basic survival or to meet a certain minimum level of  
living standards expected for the location where one lives. 
According to Dela Torre (2016), most Filipinos’ problems 
and difficulties are rooted in poverty. Many families are 
left without basic necessities, forcing their children to 
give up school and instead assist them in their livelihood. 
The Philippine government’s response to the Millennium 
Development Goals of  alleviating poverty around the 
world is to provide cash assistance to Filipino households 
living below the poverty line. This financial assistance is 
an avenue for immediately responding to people’s needs, 
particularly in health and education; it is known as the 
Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, or 4Ps in the 
Philippines. The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program 
(4Ps) is a conditional cash transfer program administered 
by the Department of  Social Welfare and Development 
(DSWD) in the Philippines (Fernandez et.al ,2011). It 
aims to reduce poverty in the Philippines by investing 
in health and education, particularly for children aged 
0 to 18. The 4Ps has two goals; (1) Social Assistance - 
providing cash assistance to the poor in order to alleviate 
their needs (short-term poverty alleviation) and (2) Social 
Development - Investing in human capital to break the 
intergenerational cycle of  poverty (nutrition, health and 
education). The 4Ps program provides beneficiaries with 
conditional grants such as P6000 per year or P500 per 

month per household for health and nutrition expenses, 
and P3000 for one school year or 10 months or P300 per 
month per child for educational expenses. A maximum of  
(3) three children are permitted per household. As long as 
the conditions are met, a household with three qualified 
children can receive a monthly subsidy of  P1,400 or an 
annual subsidy of  P15,000 (Pantawid.dswd.gov.ph, 2020). 
Fernandez et.al, (20211) also added that rapid expansion 
since its commencement in 2007 has resulted in Pantawid 
Pamilya reaching roughly 30 percent of  eligible poor 
households in the Philippines. The Pantawid Pamilya was 
first put through its paces in a pilot program at the end of  
2007 that tested out its household targeting mechanism 
and basic operations. In March 2008, in response to the 
food and gasoline price shocks and global financial crisis, 
the government of  the Philippines expanded its Pantawid 
Pamilya program.The 4Ps program is modeled after the 
successful Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) programs in 
Latin America and Africa. CCT has been cited as one of  
the key factors underlying Brazil’s and other countries’ 
positive socioeconomic outcomes. The country’s poorest 
households were chosen using a consistent, objective, and 
transparent set of  criteria. 
Several studies have been conducted along this line, 
according to Bayram et al. (2012), showcasing that, 
whereas life satisfaction is not always high in countries 
with higher earnings, income has a greater impact on the 
well-being of  impoverished people than it does on the 
well-being of  rich people.
For these reasons, the national government implemented 

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the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), a 
Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) program whose main 
goal is to provide financial assistance to the poorest 
families in the country in order to ease or lessen the 
financial burden that they carry every day. 4Ps is a 
human development measure that provides conditional 
cash grants to their beneficiaries to ensure their family 
members’ education and health while encouraging 
them to follow their guidelines and participate in some 
program-related activities so that the financial assistance 
they receive is spent wisely and proficiently.
This research study was conducted in Nueva Ecija, were 
in there are 8,341 4Ps beneficiaries. However, some poor 
families are part of  the 4Ps program who are not fulfilling 
their role as beneficiaries and are not appropriately 
spending the financial assistance and benefits they receive 
from the program. Beneficiaries do not always follow the 
rules. Some program participants waste their financial 
assistance and engage in gambling. This government 
program still affects poor people’s lives across the country, 
especially in Nueva Ecija. Along this line, several studies 
have been condshownile life satisfaction is not always high 
in countries with  higher earnings, income has a greater 
impact on the well-being of  impoverished people than 
it does on the well-being of  rich people (Bayram et.al ,  
(2012).Aside from that, many 4Ps beneficiaries are having 
difficulty budgeting their allowance. It is critical thThey 
must addressfact that the money they were given was 
divided into three categories: food allowance, educational 
assistant, and health assistance.
The goal of  this research is to determine the level of  
satisfaction of  4Ps beneficiaries with the cash grants they 
received from the government for their daily and other 
expenses. The researcher believe that the findings of  this 
study will help 4Ps beneficiaries and the government 
improve the program by implementing the proposed 
action plan. This study was based on the study of  Fhrizz 
S. De Jesus, MBA, LPT; Rommel R. Rivera, MBA (2020) 
entitled “Assessment on the allocation of  Cash Grants of  
4Ps beneficiaries to their daily Expenditures”.  Specifically, 
the study sought to answer the following questions:

1. How may the demographic profile of  the 4Ps 
beneficiaires be described?

2. How may the level of  satisfaction of  4Ps beneficiaries 
be assessed in terms of  Education, Food, Transportation, 
Clothing, Entertainment ,and Other Bills?

3. Is there any significant relationship between the 
demographic profile of  the respondents and level of  
satisfaction of  4Ps beneficiaries?

Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) 
According to Casco et al. (2015), the Philippine 
government implemented the Pantawid Pamilyang 
Pilipino (4Ps) program, which was modeled after Latin 
American conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs with 
the goals of  poverty reduction and social development. 
Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, also known as 4Ps 
and formerly Ahon Pamilyang Pilipino, is a Philippine 

government Conditional Cash Transfer program 
administered by the Department of  Social Welfare and 
Development. 
As extracted from the official website of  Pantawid 
Pamilyang Pilipino Program (officialgazette.gov.ph). 
The 4Ps operates in all the 17 regions in the Philippines, 
covering 79 provinces, 143 cities, and 1,484 municipalities. 
Beneficiaries are selected through the National Household 
Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR), 
which identifies who and where the poor are in the 
country.
There are three steps in identifying the beneficiaries. 
Provinces were selected using the following criteria: a) 20 
poorest provinces based on the 2006 Family Income and 
Expenditure Survey (FIES); b) Poorest provinces in six 
regions without a province in the list of  the 20 poorest 
provinces; c) Five cities in the NCR, two in the Visayas, 
two in Mindanao and one in the Cordillera. The selection 
of  the poorest municipalities from the above provinces 
based on the Small Area Estimates (SAE) and FIES where 
saturation surveys of  households are being conducted. 
Computerized selection of  the poorest households based 
on a ranking system using Proxy Means Test developed 
for the program.
The PMT Assesses socio-economic characteristics such 
as: ownership of  assets, type of  housing unit, level of  
educational attainment of  household heads, and access 
to water and sanitation facilities. The DSWD selects the 
beneficiaries based on the targeting system developed for 
the program.

Welfare and Distributional Impacts of  the Pantawid 
Pamilyang Pilipino Program
The Philippines still faces significant challenges from 
poverty. Since the early 1990s, income poverty in the 
Philippines has decreased overall. Filipinos living in 
poverty decreased from 33.1% in 1991 to 24.9% in 
2003. This trend, however, has reversed in recent years. 
The official poverty estimates have been rising steadily 
since 2003. The percentage of  the population that was 
po poor population in 2009, defined as lacking the 
resources to provide for non-nutritional requirements, 
was calculated to be 26.5%. (NSCB, 2011). Education and 
health, in particular, are areas where human development 
achievements are falling behind. Maternal mortality and 
child malnutrition are among the highest in the world, 
and primary school enrollment is still far from being 
universal throughout the East Asian and Pacific region. 
(NEDA et al, 2010). This occurred despite the fact that 
yearly economic growth from 2000-2010 was 4.7%, well 
above the 2.4% average of  the two decades prior. This 
indicates that the poor have not profited as a whole from 
the expansion of  the economy.
Philippine poverty reduction efforts are slowed by the 
population’s weak resilience to shocks. Many issues, 
including the food and fuel shortages, the global financial 
crisis, and the devastation caused by typhoons Ondoy and 
Pepeng in late 2009, were blamed for the stagnation of  

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poverty reduction in 2009.
According to a national household survey conducted in 
2009, 9.4 percent of  Filipinos, or about 8 million people, 
are at danger of  falling into poverty as a result of  income 
shocks such as these.2
The poor have less resources to help them weather a 
storm. In fact, surveys demonstrate that the poor bore 
the brunt of  the recent tremors.3
 In example, research shows that 58 percent of  the poorest 
households were impacted by El Nio in early 2010, with 
half  of  those having agriculture as their primary source 
of  income. Since the poor are net consumers of  rice, it 
is anticipated that the 2008 food crisis increased their 
income deficit from the poverty line by 1.3 percentage 
points. (World Bank, 2008).

The Pantawid Pamilya Program
Its major social assistance program, the Pantawid 
Pamilyang Pilipino Program (Pantawid Pamilya), was 
created by the government to aid the impoverished. 
Pantawid Pamilya is a conditional cash transfer (CCT) 
program that helps the poor fulfill their immediate needs 
while building the skills and education they’ll need to 
lift themselves out of  poverty in the long run.Velarde 
et. Al (2011) states that households that qualify receive 
financial aid if  they agree to and meet the program’s 
requirements. After seeing the success of  CCTs in Latin 
America, the Philippine government decided to try out 
this novel method of  combating poverty. The Pantawid 
Pamilya began in February 2008 with the initial 330,000 
household beneficiaries (Set 1) and was expanded to 
include an additional 320,000 households in 2009. (Set 2). 
As of  April 2011, the program served about 1.9 million 
households, with plans for even more growth by year’s 
end and into 2012. Pantawid Pamilya enrollees must meet 
a standard set of  requirements, including (i) living in a 
Pantawid Pamilya service area, (ii) meeting the program’s 
proxy means test (PMT) poverty threshold, and (iii) 
having a pregnant woman or at least one child under the 
age of  15 in the household. 
Velarde et.al (2022) also added that funding is provided 
to recipients only after they meet certain requirements as 
a conditional cash transfer program . A health grant of  
Php 500 ($125 ) per household per month for 12 months 
is available through Pantawid Pamilya, as is an education 
grant of  Php 300 ($7) each kid aged 6-14 enrolled in 
school (up to a maximum of  3 children in this age group) 
during the first 10 months of  the school year.6
Pregnant women and children under the age of  five are 
subject to health conditions, while children between six 
to fourteen are subject to education conditions. If  a 
household meets all of  the program’s health and education 
requirements over the course of  a year, it will be eligible 
to receive a maximum health grant of  Php 6,000 ($143) 
per child and a maximum education award of  Php 3,000 
($72) per kid. Pantawid Pamilya’s Compliance Verification 
System routinely checks recipients’ adherence to the 

program’s health and education requirements before 
releasing funds. (CVS). According to recent data from 
CVS, both school enrollment and pediatric clinic visits 
have increased among youngsters in 2010. Nearly 80% of  
kids who signed up for the Pantawid Pamilya education 
grant in the fourth quarter of  2010 met the program 
requirements, which included being present at least 85% 
of  the time in class. Even though it progressed more 
slowly than schooling, Set 2 grantees’ compliance with 
having their children registered to receive the health grant 
increased. 
The efforts made to update beneficiary information 
can also be attributed to the rise in compliance rates, 
especially at the beginning of  2010. This guaranteed that 
children’s attendance at schools and medical facilities 
is accurately recorded in the system, allowing for more 
accurate monitoring of  compliance and distribution of  
funding. Given the government’s heavy investment in the 
Pantawid Pamilya, understanding the program’s potential 
impact on poverty in the Philippines is important. 
Benefits from social assistance programs have historically 
and still frequently gone to the wrong people due to 
mistargeting (World Bank, 2008; Manasan and Cuenca, 
2007). Because of  its objective, open, and uniform system 
of  targeting low-income Filipino families, Pantawid 
Pamilya is the first program of  its kind. The government’s 
recognition of  the urgent need to address the high degree 
of  vulnerability among Filipinos, together with early 
indicators of  successful program implementation of  the 
Pantawid Pamilya and its targeting mechanism, led to 
the quick scale up of  the program. As a result, funding 
for Pantawid Pamilya skyrocketed, doubling between 
2010 and 2011, and increasing by a factor of  10 since 
the program’s inception in 2008. CCTs have been shown 
to be useful tools in the fight against both current and 
future poverty by rigorous impact analyses of  similar 
programs in other countries. (Fiszbein and Schady, 2009). 
The CCT program in the Philippines is viewed as having 
the potential to achieve the same results.

MATERIALS AND METHODS 
Research Design 
This research used the quantitative research design. 
The researcher used a descriptive-evaluative to assess 
the satisfaction level of  the beneficiaries of  Pantawid 
Pamilyang Pilipino Program. This design was used to 
carefully appraise the worthiness of  this study. Interviews 
and mailed questionnaires are examples of  descriptive-
evaluative research methods. It frequently involves a pre-
selected sample with no baseline against which the results 
can be compared. (Cliff, 2018).
The questionnaire instrument was used to obtain the 
necessary data in this investigation. The study instrument 
assisted the researcher in keeping track of  the evaluation 
and validating the data collected. In addition, the 
researcher performed a series of  interviews to confirm 
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Study Locale 
This research study was conducted in Nueva Ecija. The 
said province has Twenty-Seven (27) municipality, Aliaga, 
Bongabon, Cabiao, Carrangalan, Cuyapo, Gabaldon, 
General Mamerto Natividad, General Tinio, Gimba, Jaen, 
Laur, Licab, Llanera, Lupao, Nampicuan, Pantabangan, 
Penaranda, Quezon, Rizal, San Antonio, San Isidro, 
San Leonardo, Santa Roasa, Santo Domingo, Talavera, 
Taludtod, and Zaragosa  which were subjected for the 
research study. The field of  the study and data gathering 
was made from January to November 2022. This study 
focused on answering the given questions stated on the 
questionnaire regarding to the statement of  the problem.

Participant Selection 
The respondents for this study were chosen using 
convenience sampling. Convenience sampling is a research 
strategy in which researcher collect market research data 
from a pool of  readily available respondents (question 
Pro, 2020). Convenience sampling is a nonprobability 
sampling technique in which people are chosen at 
random because they are “convenient” data sources for 
researcher. Lavrakas (2008). The total sample size of  the 
study’s respondents is 350 out of  a total population of  
304,459. The Raosoft application was used in this study 
to calculate the sample size of  respondents with a 95% 
confidence level and a 5% margin of  error.

Data Collection 
The research instruments used online survey method, 
online focus group discussion, and online interview. The 
distribution of  questionnaire was administered through 
Google form by the researcher. The questionnaire 
formulated through the gathered information and 
checked by the researcher’s mentors. The researcher ran 
a dry run to ensure the questionnaire’s reliability and 
validity. The instrument’s reliability coefficient, which is 
calculated and measured to ensure internal consistency. 
By providing the constructed research instrument for 
expert comments and rating, the validity of  the research 
instrument is established. The reliability coefficient of  
the instrument was tested and measured with a score of  
.866, which means that the instrument has a good internal 
consistency. The validity of  the research instrument 
was established by presenting the developed research 
instrument for expert comments, who rated the instrument 
with a weighted mean of  4.88 and a verbal interpretation 
of  “very good.” Before distributing the questionnaires, the 
researcher obtain permission from their subject teacher 
and adviser, because the survey questionnaires are posted 
online on some social media platforms such as Facebook, 
and finally, the researcher was free to conduct a survey. The 
results of  the dry run of  the questionnaire was tallied, and 
the questionnaire was revised further.

Data Analysis  
The data collected from the locale were encoded, 
tallied, and analyzed. Statistical tools such as Percentage, 

Frequency Distribution, Weighted Mean, and Pearson R 
were used in analyzing the data gathered.

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 
According to the gathered data: 
Part I. The Demographic Profile of  Respondent.
Table 1: Demographic Profile according to Age
Profile Variable F Percentage 
Age
21-30 50 16%
31-40 63 21%
41-50 152 51%
51 and above 35 12%

Table 1 shows the distribution of  respondents based 
on Age. The majority of  respondents were between the 
ages of  41 and 50. a total of  152 or 51% of  the sample, 
not far behind respondents aged 31-40 years old, who 
made up 63 or 21% of  the sample. 31-40 and 41-50 years 
old were the most common ages for starting a family 
with children who were all studying and required stable 
financial support in terms of  education. 

Table 2: Demographic Profile according to Amount of  
grants Received 
Amount of  grants 
Received

Frequency Percentage

1,000-2,500 57 15%
2,501-4,000 113 30%
4,001 above 130 55%
51 and above 35 12%

Table 2 shows the distribution of  respondents based on 
Amount of  grants Received. When it comes to grant 
amounts, 130 respondents, or 55% of  the total samples, 
were received receiving cash grants of  Php4,001 or more. 
The amount of  grants received was determined by the 
number of  benefited children in the 4Ps family. Another 
consideration is the time span over which the cash grants 
will be distributed (i.e. every 2 months, every 3 months.) 

Table 3: Demographic Profile according to Number of  
Pantawid Children in household
Number of  Pantawid 
Children in household

Frequency Percentage

1 47 15%
2 90 30%
3 163 55%
51 and above 35 12%

Table 3 revealed the distribution of  respondents based 
on the Number of  Pantawid children in household, they 
have 163 participants or 55% of  the total sample has 
three (3) benefited children or Pantawid children, with 
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and 47 respondents or 15% having only one (1) Pantawid 
child. Only three (3) children per 4Ps beneficiary were 
eligible to receive an additional Php500 in educational 
aid for elementary education and Php 700 for secondary 
education school, which influenced the amount of  grants 
they received.

Part II. Level of  satisfaction of  4Ps Beneficiaries

a weighted mean of  3.19, sea food at sixth place with a 
weighted mean of  3.17, and poultry at number 7 with 
It was discovered that the majority of  respondents were 
Very Satisfied with their cash grants on food, mainly rice 
and canned goods, with a description of  Very Satisfied. 
Food was a basic necessity for every family. The above 
items were the basic foods that some families could 
afford. In health concerns, unfortunate children can take 
vitamins and other food supplements because of  cash 
grants receive from 4Ps program ( Balacuit Jr., 2018)
Table 6 shows the level of  satisfaction of  4Ps Beneficiaries 
in terms of  transportation. With a composite mean of  
3.19, respondents were satisfied with how their cash 
grants were spent on transportation. Jeepney fares were 
ranked first with a weighted mean of  3.29, tricycle fares 
gained a weighted mean of  3.17 and were ranked second, 
and bus fares were ranked third with a weighted mean of  
3.12. Some municipalities in Nueva Ecija are inaccessible 
by bus, and their cash grants are sometimes spent on  
Jeepney and tricycle fares.

Table 4: Level of  satisfaction of  4Ps Beneficiaries 
according to Education
Indicators WM Description Rank
School Uniform 3.07 Satisfied 5
School Supplies 3.11 Satisfied 4
School Donations 3.04 Satiesfied 6
Student’s Daily 
Allowance

3.33 Very Satisfied 1

School Projects 3.20 Satisfied 3
Pta Contribution 3.29 Very Satisfied 2

Table 4 shows Level of  satisfaction of  4Ps Beneficiaries 
for education. Students Daily Allowance ranked first 
with a weighted mean of  3.33 and interpreted as Very 
Satisified, followed by PTA Contribution at number 2 
with a weighted mean of  3.29, School Project at number 
3 with a weighted mean of  3.20, School Supplies at 
number 4 with a weighted mean of  3.11, school uniform 
at number 5 with a weighted mean of  3.07, and School 
Donations at sixth place with a weighted mean of  3.28. 
The majority of  respondents are satisfied with the cash 
grant they received for educational assistance. Especially 
when it comes to their children’s daily allowances. 
It was agreed on the study of  Balacuit Jr. (2018) , that The 
educational requirements of  the student-4Ps beneficiaries 
assisted them in achieving and performing well in their 
academic endeavors; none of  the beneficiaries failed in 
the various subjects of  basic education.

Table 5: Level of  satisfaction of  4Ps Beneficiaries 
according to Food
Indicators WM Description Rank
Rice 3.51 Very Satisfied 1
Lean Meat 3.31 Very Satisfied 3
Poultry 2.98 Satisfied 7
Sea Food 3.17 Satisfied 6
Canned Goods 3.34 Very Satisfied 2
Vegetables 3.25 Satisfied 4
Fruits 3.19 Satisfied 5

Table 5 illustrates the level of  satisfaction of  4Ps 
Beneficiaries in terms of  food. Rice was ranked first 
with a weighted mean of  3.51 and was interpreted as 
Very Satisfied, followed by canned goods at number 2 
with a weighted mean of  3.34, lean meat at number 3 
with a weighted mean of  3.31, vegetables at number 4 
with a weighted mean of  3.25, fruits at number 5 with 

Table 6: Level of  satisfaction of  4Ps Beneficiaries 
according to Transportation
Indicators WM Description Rank
Tricycle Fares 3.17 Satisfied 2
Jeepney Fares 3.29 Very Satisfied 1
Bus Fares 3.12 Satisfied 3

Espinoza, et.al (2019) states that approximately 7% of  
respondents indicated that, due to a tight family budget, 
they are occasionally required to use the money for 
meals and transportation. It is evidence that the cash 
grant is utilized by recipients not only for school-related 
expenditures, but also for daily needs or as allowance.
Table 7 demonstrates the level of  satisfaction of  4Ps 
Beneficiaries in terms of  clothing. Respondents were 
satisfied with their cash grants for buying new clothes 
since it gained a weighted mean of  3.10 and ranked first, 
satisfied with buying clothes for their family since this 
gained a weighted mean of  2.85 and ranked second, and 
unsatisfied with buying branded clothes since it gained 
a weighted mean of  2.47 and ranked third. Majority of  
respondents said they buy clothes if  their children ask 
for them. There are times when they do not need to buy 
new clothes as long as they are presentable and decent. 
However, respondents stated that if  they really need 
to buy clothes , especially on some of  very important 
occassions , mis-appropriation for the use of  the grant 
occured. 

Table 7: Level of  satisfaction of  4Ps Beneficiaries 
according to Clothing
Indicators WM Description Rank
Buying New Clothes 3.10 Satisfied 1
Buying Branded Clothes 2.47 Unsatisfied 3
Buying Clothes For Family 2.85 Satisfied 2

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It was then agreed on the result of  the study of   Dela 
Torre (2016) that the grant for education and health 
is sometimes likely to be corrupted or redirected 
towards other expenditures, most notably the purchase 
of  food, apparel, and the repair of  their homes, if  
school obligations are not met first. This indicates that 
“Proneness to Corruption” is one of  the Pantawid 
Pamilyang Pilipino Program’s weaknesses. (4Ps).

It was agreed in the study of  Vigilla et.al (2015) that 
beneficiaries have more time and attention for their 
children now that they have ceased playing card games 
and gambling, which are prohibited for 4Ps recipients.
Table 9 shows the level of  satisfaction of  4Ps Beneficiaries 
in relation to Other Bills. Electricity Bill ranked first with 
a 3.10 weighted mean, House Rental ranked second with 
a 3.18 weighted mean, Water Bill ranked third with a 3.10 

Table 8: Level of  satisfaction of  4Ps Beneficiaries 
according to Entertainment
Indicators WM Description Rank
1. Shopping 3.22 Satisfied 5
2. Recreational 
    Activities

3.47 Very Satisfied 1

3. Family Outing 3.40 Very Satisfied 2
4. Family Vacation 3.27 Very Satisfied 4
5. Visiting Theme Park 3.36 Very Satisfied 3

Table 8 shows the level of  satisfaction of  4Ps 
Beneficiaries in terms of  Entertainment. Respondents 
were very satisfied with their cash grants on Recreational 
Activities ranked first with 3.47 weighted mean, Family 
Outing ranked second with 3.40 weighted mean, Visiting 
theme park ranked third with 3.36 weighted mean, Family 
Vacation ranked fourth with 3.27 weighted mean, and 
Shopping ranked fifth with 3.27 weighted mean. Overall, 
respondents were very satisfied with their cash grants for 
the aforementioned items, with a composite mean of  
3.34. This means that the respondents are very satisfied 
with the cash grants for entertainment. It is necessary to 
have fun and enjoy life on outing in order to de-stress 
from problems or obstacles in life. However, it was stated 
that these entertainment activities were not the priority of  
the beneficiaries.

Table 10: Presents the significant relationship between Demographic Profile and Education. 
Education
Demographic Profile r-value p-value VI
Age 0.68 0.00036 Moderate positive correlation
Number of  Pantawid Children in household 0.99 <.00001 Very high positive correlation
Amount of  grants Received 0.95 < .00001 Very high Positive correlation
*Critical value / significance level: (a=0.05)

Table 9: Level of  satisfaction of  4Ps Beneficiaries 
according to Other Bills
Indicators WM Description Rank
Water Bills 3.10 Satisfied 3
Electricity Bills 3.29 Very Satisfied 1
House Rentals 3.18 Satisfied 2
Cellular Loads 3.02 Satisfied 4

weighted mean, and Cellular Loads ranked fourth with a 
3.02 weighted mean. The majority of  respondents were 
very satisfied with their cash grants on electricity bills as 
we now use electricity in appliances in our homes and 
electricity is expensive. The majority of  respondents were 
satisfied with their cash grants however , the grants must 
not be used for the payment of  other bills. Respondents 
stated that they have been using the grants to pay for 
other bills because of  the delay of  their personal income.                             
Dela Torre (2016) agreed on his study that However, 
beneficiaries sometimes likely misappropriate or redirect 
the grant, which is intended for education and health, 
to other expenditures, notably the purchase of  food, 
apparel, and the repair of  their homes, by not meeting 
their school obligations first.                                   . 

Part III. Significant relationship between the 
demographic profile and level of  satisfaction of  4ps 
Beneficiaries 

The table above shows that two (2) of  the demographic 
profile of  the 4ps beneficiaries have calculated r-values 
that are greater than the critical value and the resulting 
p-values are less than 0.05 with verbal interpretation of  
Very High positive correlation, and one (1) of  these has 
a calculated r-value that is greater than the critical value 
and the resulting p-value is less than 0.05 with verbal 
interpretation of  Moderate positive correlation. 
Results shows that the respondents must be properly 
informed on how the grants must be spent for education 
purposes. Basically, the majority of  the respondents 
were under the age bracket of  parenthood, meaning that 

it should be well informed on how the grants must be 
properly allocated.
The table 11 reveals that three (3) of  the demographic 
profile of  the respondents have calculated r-values 
that are greater than the critical value and the resulting 
p-values are than 0.05 with verbal interpretation of  very 
high positive correlation, so there is a positive significant 
relationship between demographic profile and with it 
comes to food.
In connection with the above results, it is clear that 
the beneficiaries primarily use the money on the food 
expenses of  the family. It can be concluded that the 

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high positive correlation signifies that they prioritize the 
spending of  food over the education. This reflects the 
misappropriation of  the grants by the beneficiaries.
The table 12 reveals that two (2) of  the demographic 

profile of  the respondents have calculated r-values 
that are greater than the critical value and the resulting 
p-values are than 0.05 with verbal interpretation of  high 
positive correlation and one (1) of  this was moderately 

Table 11: Presents the significant relationship between Demographic Profile and Food
Food
Demographic Profile r-value p-value VI
Age 1.00 < .00001 Very high positive correlation
Number of  Pantawid Children in household 0.97 < .00001 Very high positive correlation
Amount of  grants Received 0.86 < .00001 Very high positive correlation
Amount of  grants Received 0.95 < .00001 Very high Positive correlation
*Critical value / significance level: (a=0.05)

Table 12: Presents the significant relationship between Demographic Profile and Transportation 
Transportation 
Demographic Profile r-value p-value VI
Age 0.71 .000011 High positive correlation
Number of  Pantawid Children in household 0.53 .002592 Moderate positive correlation
Amount of  grants Received 0.73 < .00001 High positive correlation
Amount of  grants Received 0.95 < .00001 Very high Positive correlation
*Critical value / significance level: (a=0.05)

positive correlation, so there is a positive significant 
relationship between demographic profile and with it 
comes to transportation.
The result signifies that some of  the grants were being 

used by the beneficiaries for their transportation. It may 
be concluded that this type of  spending has a correlation 
on the transportation allowance of  the students who go 
to school. Thus, there is a high positive correlation.

Table 13: Presents the significant relationship between Demographic Profile and Clothing
Clothing
Demographic Profile r-value p-value VI
Age 0.53 .002592 Moderate positive correlation
Number of  Pantawid Children in household 0.61 .000345 Moderate positive correlation
Amount of  grants Received 1.00 < .00001 Very high positive correlation
Amount of  grants Received 0.95 < .00001 Very high Positive correlation
*Critical value / significance level: (a=0.05)

The table 13 reveals that two (2) of  the demographic 
profile of  the respondents have calculated r-values that 
are greater than the critical value and the resulting p-values 
are than 0.05 with verbal interpretation of  moderate 
positive correlation and one (1) of  this was high positive 
correlation. 
The results indicate that there is a minimal spending of  

the beneficiaries in terms of  clothing. This signifies that 
clothing is not the top priority of  the beneficiaries in 
using the grants they received.
The table 14 reveals that two (2) of  the demographic 
profile of  the respondents have calculated r-values 
that are greater than the critical value and the resulting 
p-values are than 0.05 with verbal interpretation of  high 

Table 14: Presents the significant relationship between Demographic Profile and Entertainment 
Entertainment
Demographic Profile r-value p-value VI
Age 1.00 < .00001 Very high positive correlation
Number of  Pantawid Children in household 0.66 .000072 Moderate positive correlation
Amount of  grants Received 0.97 < .00001 Very high positivecorrelation
Amount of  grants Received 0.95 < .00001 Very high Positive correlation
*Critical value / significance level: (a=0.05)

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positive correlation and one (1) of  this was moderate 
positive correlation. 
The results indicate that entertainment has lesser correlation 
in terms of  the spending of  the grants by the beneficiaries. 
It shows that the satisfaction of  the beneficiaries in this 
factor is average compared to others.
The table 15 reveals that two (2) of  the demographic 

profile of  the respondents have calculated r-values that are 
greater than the critical value and the resulting p-values are 
than 0.05 with verbal interpretation of  moderate positive 
correlation and one (1) of  this was high positive correlation. 
Same with the other variables, beneficiaries are not into 
misappropriation of  the grants to unnecessary spending , 
except otherwise if  it is emergency to purchase

Table 15: Presents the significant relationship between Demographic Profile and other Bills
Other Bills
Demographic Profile r-value p-value VI
Age 0.99 <.00001 Very high positive correlation
Number of  Pantawid Children in household 0.59 0.0006 Moderate positive correlation
Amount of  grants Received 0.68 0.000036 Moderate positive correlation
Amount of  grants Received 0.95 < .00001 Very high Positive correlation
*Critical value / significance level: (a=0.05)

Based from the findings and conclusions presented, the 
following are the recommendations:
Since the benecifiaries are very satisfied in the spending of  
the cash grants into the education purposes , respondents 
should now be engaged with financial education so 
that, the respondents may be consistent with the target 
purpose of  the 4PS cash grants.  The beneficiaries should 
be taught of   effective and efficient use of  the grant.
It is also recommended that the beneficiaries be engaged 
in other worthwhile activities to be given by the local 
government unit for them to grow their money, so that, 
there would be no misappropriation in using the cash 
grants.
Next, it is recommended that a plan or progam should 
be crafted not only about the spending habits of  the 
beneficiaries , but as well as the socio-economic welfare 
of  them. It will lead to high impact of  the 4PS cash grant 
program of  the government. 
Lastly,  the future researchers can use this study as a guide 
in the establishments of  other researchers working on the 
same topic.

CONCLUSION
With the above findings, it can now be concluded that 
majority of  respondents were between the ages of  41 and 
50, with grant amounts receiving cash grants of  Php4,001 
or more, with three (3) benefited children or Pantawid 
children.
Lastly, it was found out that the respondents are very 
satisfied with the use of  grants in terms of  the students 
daily allowance which was ranked as number 1.It was 
also found out that the profile of  the respondents have 
significant relationship with the satisfaction level of  the 
use of  cash grants.

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