Siaton streets busy as 4Ps members crowd the town

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Siaton town, now a first class municipality, will only get crowded during Sundays. But on Monday, April 28, 2014, the town streets became as busy as 4Ps (Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program) members come and go after claiming their subsidy.

Siaton is among fortunate towns that were included in the list of municipalities to receive subsidy from the government through the Department of Social Welfare and Development. This entitles families under poverty line to be included in the conditional cash transfer system that is carried out every two months.

The amount of cash received by each family depends on the number of qualified children plus the mother. According to members I've spoken with, the mother would receive Php500 while each qualified child would receive Php1,000.

The DSWD now requires parents to present receipts of goods purchased as there were previous reports that some parents spend the money other than the needs of their children. Unconfirmed rumors suggest there were fathers who spend the money in buying liquors after the cash was received.

Furthermore, to educate the parents about the purpose of the program, they are called for a meeting every month. This would also ensure that parents are actively participating in activities set by the department for the children.

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