Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Erwin Tulfo said that close to one million “undeserving” beneficiaries will be removed in the agency’s “Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program” or 4Ps.
Department of Social Welfare and Development Secretary Erwin Tulfo said that close to one million “undeserving” beneficiaries will be removed in the agency’s “Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program” or 4Ps.
“So far, may identified na po kami. Halos…malaki-laki po ang mababawas 4.4 [million] po ngayon ang tumatanggap ng 4Ps ngayon out of the 15 million na Filipino na nasa below poverty line. Babawasan po natin ng mga 900,000—hindi po sila deserving na ,” said Tulfo. Tulfo said he asked Marcos to give him at least three to five months to clean the list of 4Ps beneficiaries.
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