The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) launched the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) Mobile Phone Distribution to enhance digital financial literacy among beneficiaries.
Director Gemma Gabuya, 4Ps National Program Manager, said the kick-off ceremony highlighted the ceremonial distribution of mobile phones to some 51 members of 4Ps from the cities of Malabon and Navotas.
This will allow the beneficiaries to access financial services conveniently and securely through digital platforms and the actual receipt of their cash grants.
“The 4Ps strongly advocates the importance of financial education and digital financial literacy to its household-grantees. To encourage them to apply what they have learned from the family development sessions (FDS), the mobile phones that will be distributed will help our 4Ps beneficiaries to access more opportunities in our financial system,” Gabuya said.
These beneficiaries are those who belong to 4Ps households at the survival level and have signified their intention to transition from cash-based payouts through their cash cards to digital financial platforms such as e-wallets.
Gabuya said the distribution of mobile phones is part of a larger goal to provide mobile devices to 32,684 4Ps households nationwide, prioritizing those at the survival level of well-being and in Geographically Isolated and Disadvantaged Areas (GIDA).
The DSWD’s Mobile Phone Distribution is in collaboration with key private sector partners, including G-Xchange Inc. (GCash), Globe Telecom, BPI Foundation, and the Ayala Foundation.
