Secretary Esperanza I. Cabral 20 August 2008

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1 Secretary Esperanza I. Cabral 20 August 2008

2 Outline The Philippine Definition of Social Protection (SP) The Four SP Components DSWD and The National Social Welfare Program Description of some DSWD SP Programs that help cushion the impact of rising food and fuel prices to the poor

3 Social Protection defined NEDA-SDC Cabinet Resolution No. 1, Series 2007 (13 February 2007) Social protection constitutes policies and programs that seek to reduce poverty and vulnerability to risks and enhance the social status and rights of the marginalized by promoting and protecting livelihood and employment, protecting against hazards and sudden loss of income, and improving people s capacity to manage risks.

4 Four Social Protection Components 1. Labor Market Interventions- Measures to enhance employment opportunities, and protect the rights and welfare of workers 2. Social Insurance- Programs to mitigate income risks. 3. Social Welfare- Preventive and developmental interventions to support the minimum basic needs of the poor. 4. Social Safety Nets- Urgent responses & mechanisms that address effects of socio-economic shocks, disasters and calamities on vulnerable groups.

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6 Provisions of A.O. 232 and 232-A Clustering of existing government programs dealing with social welfare/protection into a National Social Welfare Program SSS Administrator - Chairman of the Policy Group DSWD Coordinator and Secretariat

7 Social Protection Framework Reduction of Poverty and Reduction of Vulnerabilities Illness, other health risks; Disability; old age; crop disasters Unemployment; Underemployment Loss of income OBJECTIVES Social Protection Protecting the Poor & Vulnerable from Risks RISKS Food insecurity; Hunger & nutrition; High population growth; Poor quality of education; Land & housing insecurity; lack of access to clean water and sanitation COMPONENTS Mitigating Pressures on Households Damage to infrastructure business & community due to environmental degradation; disasters and armed conflicts Social Insurance Labor Market Social Welfare Social Safety Nets Interventions -Retirement/ Pension Plans -Health Insurance -Crop Insurance -Employment generation -Skills devt. and training -Labor and trade policies -Agriculture support -Basic social services i.e. health and nutrition, population management, education, social welfare, socialized housing -Conditional cash and in-kind transfer -Capability building programs -Program support (targeting) -Emergency assistance -Unconditional cash transfers -Feeding Programs -Price subsidies -Food subsidies -Emergency employment -Retraining and emergency loans

8 * NGAs and LGUs need to update/complete this matrix Major Agencies Responding to Social Risks MAJOR SOCIAL RISKS 1. Food Insecurity, Hunger and Malnutrition NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES DSWD DOLE OWWA POEA DOH DAR DA 2. Diseases and Ill-Health 2.1. Sickness 2.2. Injuries 2.3. Disability 2.3. Death 3. Large Family Size 4. Labor Market Related Risks DEPED DND DENR DPWH 4.1. Lack/limited access to Livelihood 4.2. Lack/limited access to Skills Training 4.3. Unemployment and Underemployment 4.4. Retirement 5. Natural Disaster 6. Land and Housing Insecurity 7. Lack of Access to Clean Water and Sanitation 8. Armed Conflicts

9 Major Agencies Responding to Social Risks NAT'L GOV'T AGENCIES M AJOR SOCIAL RISKS PCFC PCSO NCDA NHA GSIS SSS PHIC CHED TESDA NFA LGUs other NGOs & private sectors 1. Food Insecurity, Hunger and Malnutrition 2. Diseases and Ill-Health 2.1. Sickness 2.2. Injuries 2.3. Disability 2.3. Death 3. Large Family Size 4. Labor Market Related Risks 4.1. Lack/limited access to Livelihood 4.2. Lack/limited access to Skills Training 4.3. Unemployment and Under-employment 4.4. Retirement 5. Natural Disaste r 6. Land and Housing Insecurity 7. Lack of Access to Clean Water and Sanitation 8. Armed Conflicts *See Annex B: Details of SP Programs from Major Agencies

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11 Social Welfare & Development Programs Protective Preventive Promotional Transformational Secure basic consumption Reduce fluctuations in consumption and avert asset reduction Enable people to save, invest, & accumulate through reduction in risk & income variation Build, diversify, & enhance use of assets Reduce access constraints Directly provide or loan assets Build linkages with institutions Transform institutions and relationships Economic Political Social Aid to individuals in crisis situations Disaster Relief/Rehabilitation Supplemental feeding Rice, power & transport subsidies Emergency shelter Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Food for School Cash for Work Early Childhood Care and Development Center & Home-based Care for children, women, the elderly and disabled SEA-K Livelihood Programs Microfinance Core Shelter KALAHI-CIDSS Juvenile Justice Education & Skills Training

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13 1. Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino (4Ps) Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) 2. Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) 3. Self-Employment Assistance Kaunlaran (SEA-K) 4. Tindahan Natin (TN) 5. Family Access Cards (FAC) 6. Food for School (FSP) 7. Emergency Operation Philippines-Assistance to Conflict Affected Mindanao (EMOP-ACAM)

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15 What is the 4Ps? A CCT program adopted for the Philippines Undertaken by DSWD as a component of its National Social Welfare and Development Reform Program

16 Dual Objectives of the CCT Social Assistance provide cash assistance to the poor to alleviate their needs Social Development break the intergenerational poverty cycle through investment in human capital (i.e., education, health and nutrition) Other issues addressed by 4Ps: Child Labor Maternal Health Gender Equality

17 The 4Ps Cash Assistance Health & P6,000.00/year or P /mo per household P3000/year or P300.00/mo/ child for 10 months a year for a maximum of 3 children

18 The 4Ps Conditionalities Children 0-5 years of age must get regular preventive health check ups and vaccines, Children 5 years old must attend day care /pre-school at least 85% of the time Children 6-14 years must attend school at least 85% of the time Pregnant woman must get pre-natal care, child birth is attended by skilled birth attendant, get post-natal care Mothers must attend Mother s class Parents must attend Parent Effectiveness Seminars and Responsible Parenthood Seminars

19 To Whom? Making Payments - The most responsible adult person in the household (usually, the mother) How? - Via Land Bank Cash Card

20 Health & Nutrition Expected Outcomes Incidence of acute respiratory infection decreased Incidence of diarrheal diseases decreased Stunting decreased Education School attendance increased Enrolment in elementary increased Enrolment in high school increased Ave. yrs. of education completed increased Economic/Poverty Per capita annual household expenditure increased Food expenditure as a % of household budget increased Expenditure on nutrient dense food increased

21 Phases of Implementation Pilot - June - December 2007 Target = 6, 000 households Agusan del Sur - 1,500 Misamis Occidental - 1,500 Pasay - 1,500 Caloocan - 1,500 Full - January 2008 December 2012 Target = 321,000 households

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23 To ensure that government s programs reach the poorest of the poor. Reduce leakage and under-coverage rates by identifying who and where the poor are To improve coordination of government s social welfare and social protection programs.

24 Many Targeting Schemes Used by the Government Classification by poorest provinces Club 20 Classification by poorest municipalities Classification by poorest barangay - Lingap para sa Mahirap Identification of the 100 poorest families in every barangay (family/household targeting)

25 The PMT System poorest provinces based on the FIES 2006 selected. 2. Poorest municipalities within selected provinces ranked based on the NSCB s Small Area Estimates (2005) 3. Households within the poorest barangays in selected municipalities surveyed and ranked according to PMT

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27 What is the Kalahi-CIDSS? A community-driven poverty alleviation project undertaken by DSWD with the support of WB, JSDF and AECI Objectives of the Kalahi-CIDSS empowering communities improve local governance reduce poverty

28 Project Coverage 42 Provinces, 184 Municipalities and 4,270 Barangays Project Cost (as of April 2008) PhP 4B total project cost PhP 2.7B KALAHI Grant PhP 1.3M Local Community Counterpart

29 Kalahi-CIDSS Accomplishments (as of 30 April 2008) 2,667 completed sub-projects benefiting 557,782 households in 2,773 barangays 1,518 kilometers of farm to market roads 649 potable water systems 257 schools (534 classrooms) 224 health stations 197 day care centers 51 electrification projects

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31 What is the SEA-K? Provision of capital assistance and training in entrepreneurial skills to poor families to establish and self-manage a sustainable community-based microcredit organization

32 Types of SEA-K SEA-K Level I Gives association members (usually 15 to an association) training in business management and livelihood skills. Provides interest-free capital assistance of P5, per person (payable in 2 years). SEA-K Level II (SEA-Kabayan) Consists of 2-3 SEA-K Level I Associations whose members have fully paid their loans. Loans as much as P1.0 million (payable in 3 years) per SEA-Kabayan given for expansion of livelihood projects, home improvement and shelter construction.

33 Program Accomplishments SEA-K Level I 20,323 Projects (CY 1993-June 2008) has benefited 324,262 members with a capital seed fund of PhP1.4B SEA-K Level II (SEA-Kabayan) 229 Projects (CY 1997-June 2008) has benefited 10,133 members with capital seed fund of PhP203M

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35 What is the Tindahan Natin (TN)? A national government initiative for food security, job generation and livelihood Provides subsidized rice, noodles and other basic commodities through stores jointly identified and endorsed by the DSWD, Barangay Council, the National Food Authority (NFA) and the City/Municipal Social Welfare and Development Offices. Interest-free loans up to P20,000 available from DSWD

36 Program Accomplishments 9,934 active TN Outlets (TNO) (CY 2006 June 2008) 1 TNO usually serves 250 families. An estimated 2.5M families are being served by TNO s Program Cost (as of June 2008) PhP 130.6M in loans released for TN operation

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38 What is the Family Access Card (FAC)? A government-issued card that enables poor families to purchase subsidized NFA rice from Tindahan Natin Outlets (TNO) and other stores. Currently targets poorest families in Metro Manila Project Accomplishments 270,480 families issued with FACs, as of June 2008.

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40 What is the FSP? The FSP provides hot meals in school or 1 kilo of ironfortified rice per day to pupils in pre-school and day care centers. This subsidy serves as incentive for parents to keep their children in school. Similar program in elementary schools being implemented by DepED Project Accomplishments YEAR Total no. of Children Served No. of Day Care Centers No. of School Days Type of Subsidy C.Y ,928 9, kilo of rice/child/day C.Y ,578 7, Supplemental feeding C.Y (ongoing) 467,707 13, kilo of rice/child/day

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42 What is the EMOP-ACAM? The EMOP-ACAM is a UN-WFP & DSWD funded project that supports the peace process in Mindanao by addressing food security needs of the poor in conflict-affected areas; promoting education, health, and social development. Project Coverage Families and individuals from 10 provinces in Mindanao Regular recipients: Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur, North Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, and Maguindanao. Additional recipients for the Food-for-Work Component: Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, and Zamboanga Sibugay. Additional recipients for emergency relief distributions: Basilan, Sulu

43 Project Accomplishments 1,793,433 individuals from 54 municipalities and 371 barangays have benefited from the Project from CY Below are some project outcomes per component:

44 Project Accomplishments A total of 23,556 Metric Tons (MT) of food have been distributed 13,628 MT Rice 4,837 MT Corn Soya Meal Blend (CSB) 525 MT - Maize 331 MT Vegetable Oil 267 MT Sugar 150 MT Beans

45 Project Cost (CY ) DSWD = PhP 12.1M UN-WFP = USD 16.7M (PhP 668M)

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