Lawmakers seek inquiry on delisting of 4Ps beneficiaries

A resident in Barangay 342, Manila receive their cash aid on August 18, 2021.

Philstar.com / Irish Lising

MANILA, Philippines — Lawmakers part of the minority bloc in the House of Representatives are seeking an inquiry on the government’s delisting of beneficiaries from its conditional cash transfer program popularly known as Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program.

“It is incredulous to accept the claim that more families have crossed the poverty line and are considered non-poor, especially with the nonstop price hikes, depressed wages and massive joblessness,” the three-member Makabayan bloc said in House Resolution No. 200 filed Tuesday but released to media the following day.

Reps. Arlene Brosas (Gabriela party-list), France Castro (ACT Teachers party-list) and Raoul Manuel (Kabataan party-list) dubbed the delisting of 4Ps beneficiaries “instawid” or instant tawid, which they deemed to be “highly questionable.”

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