International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume V, Issue XII, December 2021 | ISSN 2454–6186

Implementation of 4PS Conditional Cash Transfer and Students’ School Attendance in Don Vicente Romualdez National High School

Christilyn Juarez Arcayna, Jonelyn Juarez Arcayna, Resty Juarez Arcayna
Department of Education, Commission On Higher Education, Philippines

Abstract: The conditional cash transfer program of 4Ps is a social program that entails monetary assistance that contributes to the education of beneficiaries. This study aimed at finding out if the implementation of the 4Ps conditional cash transfer program in terms of health and education is related to the students’ school attendance. The respondents of this study were 4Ps recipient students of Don Vicente Romualdez National High School. A descriptive – correlational study was employed utilizing a representative sample of all 4Ps beneficiaries from Grade 7 to Grade 12. Findings revealed that the implementation of 4Ps Conditional Cash Transfer programs in terms of health and education grants is high. Findings also revealed that students’ percentage of school attendance met the standard requirements of 4Ps and DepEd policy, which is 80% of the total number of days. It is then recommended that the Philippine Government continue the implementation of 4Ps and design additional programs for beneficiaries who graduated through the CCT.

I. THE PROBLEM AND RELATED LITERATURE

Introduction

School attendance has been a major problem especially for the student who belongs to an unfortunate family. Many less fortunate families cannot provide education for their children. Some parents can only afford to provide their families with one meal a day, and they cannot even send their children to school.
Sometimes parents encourage their children to work and earn for their living so that they can have something to eat and parents cannot be blamed because sometimes it is better to have something for a meal than to have something to feed in mind (Jacobsen, Meeder, & Voskuil, 2016)
In many developing countries, the governments lack either the financial resources or the political will to meet their citizens’ educational needs. In response, parents in some low-income countries have organized and paid for their children’s education themselves. As stipulated by Hillman (2013), school fees and other payments are indeed a heavy burden for some parents to bear.