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Evidence from technical reviews supports recommendations to improve effectiveness in tackling poverty and human capital challenges. It emphasizes the need to strengthen core functions, particularly targeting, payment mechanisms, and benefit adequacy, while also proposing proactive case management and better financial inclusion to support graduation and sustainability.","Pub lic Disclosure Authorized Pub lic Disclosure Authorized Pub lic Disclosure Authorized Pub lic Disclosure Authorized  \nKey Messages  \n◊ This policy note1,2 discusses specific design factors of the Philippines’ Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) and identifies areas for potential adjustments. Drawing from technical reviews and evidence, it offers policy recommendations to enhance the 4Ps’effectiveness in addressing the country’s poverty and human capital challenges.  \n◊ To sustain the program’s growth and success, continuous enhancement of core program functions is needed. 4Ps is the country’s major conditional cash transfer program, which has contributed to poverty reduction and crisis response in the past 15 years. Ensuring its sustainability requires enhancements in several areas including targeting (enrollment and graduation decisions), payment mechanisms, and adjustments of benefit amounts.  \n◊ The targeting system for social protection programs such as 4Ps, should be significantly improved to achieve the intended outcomes. Although the social registry, Listahanan, was recognized for its objective targeting and excellent performance in identifying the poorest and most vulnerable when introduced, the lack of mechanisms to make data more up-to-date has led to challenges. Most notably, early intervention has become challenging with the inability to capture pregnant women and young children in poverty. Three actions can be taken to address the situation:  \n1 The note was prepared as part of the Philippines Human Capital Review carried out in collaboration with the National Economic and Development Authority. Authors of this note are Camilo Gudmalin,YoonyoungCho, Ruth Rodriguez, and Laarni Revilla from the World Bank. This work is a product of the staff of The World Bank with external contributions.The findings,interpretations,and conclusions expressed in this work do not necessarily reflect the views of The World Bank, its Board of Executive Directors, or the governments they represent.  \n2 This publication has been funded by the Australian Government through the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The views expressed in this publication are the author’s alone and are not necessarily the views of the Australian Government.  \nSTRENGTHENING THE PHILIPPINES’ PAN TAWI D PA MIL YANG PILIPINO PROGRAM  \n2  \n» Expedite beneficiary revalidation using the latest database to facilitate the entry of new households and exit of relatively better-off ones.  \n» Continue to collaborate with other agencies in shifting from a census-based static registry to a dynamic social registry that utilizes advances in digital technologies.  \n» Adopt and utilize the national ID (PhilSys) across multiple databases and systems, facilitating their interoperability, to help accurate data updates.  \n◊ The benefits provided to 4Ps households should be adjusted. The value of 4Ps grants has eroded significantly over time without inflation adjustments. Some supplemental benefits, including  \nrice subsidies, were added, and the 4Ps Act in 2019 increased the benefits. Nonetheless, the level remains low, with the real value of 4Ps grants in 2022 estimate to have fallen by 20 percent since 2019. This note proposes two actions:  \n» Introduce a mechanism to adjust the benefit amount for inflation and other shocks and assess the adequacy of benefits more frequently.  \n» Consider reallocating benefits between different age groups of children, depending on their needs and the program objectives.  \n◊ 4Ps can provide proactive case management support to beneficiaries. This is especially needed given that a maximum of seven years was set by the 4Ps Act in 2019 but its implications are yet unclear. Whether the maximum duration is sufficient to help a poor household escape poverty is debatable. 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