4p's in the Philippines

Everyone knows what the word poverty means. It means poor, unable to buy the necessities to survive in today's world. We do not realize how easy it is for a person to fall into poverty: A lost job, a sudden illness, a death in the family or the endless cycle of being born into poverty and not knowing how to overcome it. There are so many children in poverty and a family's structure can effect the outcome. Most of the people who are at the poverty level need some type of help to overcome the obstacles. There are mane issues that deal with poverty and many things that can be done to stop it.

Poverty has increased tremendously over the last decade in many countries, developed or less developed. Poverty can be caused by many different factors,

Conditional Cash Transfers are cash grants given to poor families providing they follow the conditions necessary in order to receive these grants. The conditions vary with each CCT program implemented in each country but mainly rely on school attendance, healthcare checkups, and nutritional workshops. But in order to identify how they work efficiently, in-depth analysis is provided.

This article provides me with some causes of poverty and some strategies needed to reduce poverty along with unemployment in the Native population. The author uses statistics and studies made on the native populations, therefore I consider this source as a quantitative

Poverty has been an inevitably critical root of this world that it revealing ubiquitously, even in those prosperous nations, the United States would be the best noteworthy example to speak openly. Perhaps surprisingly, the overall performance of the America supports for economy does not put in words the nation’s incapacity to gain improvement against poverty. Why, with the flourishing financially, is the nation not able to make it against poverty? From an eyes of the foreigner, there are three forces that are widely reflected to shape poverty degree: Moneyless resources, lack of affordable housing and medical expense.

I have chosen to research about poverty. From the research I have gathered poverty still exists in today’s society. Poverty is inability to be able to get certain needs such us; food, water, clothing, choices and opportunities, not having enough food or not having food at all. Not getting the opportunity to go a clinic, it also means not being able to afford basic needs of the family. Poverty also brings bad health and bad education compared to people who have better life than, people who are in poverty. People who are living in poverty cannot afford the necessary clothing or school supplies, they might not have a way for their children to get to school. Gaining a basic education could bring 171 million people out of poverty (Poverty, 2002). Poverty can make

According to the article on Waging war on poverty, without the help of the government, it would have been hard to manage the poverty rates from 1972 to 2012. It is said that the poverty levels would have risen from 25 percent to 31 percent instead of dropping from 19 percent to 16 percent. As such, the government was able to reduce poverty levels by 15 percent. The article addresses some of the measures the government took into consideration to curb the rise of poverty levels. Through the use of data and methods, the government was able to monitor, and estimate the poverty thresholds, and also calculate the non-discretionary expenses and resources. The approach is described as units, resources, threshold and the expenses incurred Christopher,

Millions across the U.S are affected negatively by poverty everyday. This plays a role in all aspects of one's life. In particular the impact of how much power an individual has. The main inadequate poverty influences are one's health and education.

The cash component itself it is very important regarding the CCT’s outcome on children especially the ones living in extreme poverty. First of all the additional cash to the family allows the household to have better purchasing power and therefore, gives the family the ability to buy medicines, better quality food, spend more money on school and health materials. By meeting the basic needs for human survival there is a reduced likelihood that a child will be exposed to infection or malnutrition. The Cash transfers also provide cognitive stimulation to the

The programme has been lengthened and modified, enduring several political transitions. A growing number of developing countries have introduced (CCT) programs – poverty alleviation programs that provide funds to adult women in households in exchange for a certain actions such as children’s school attendance, school performance, and preventive health care visits (Rawlings and Rubio 2003: Maluccio and Flores). This was giving women finical power, which weren’t always in the favorable with the husbands, which led to violence and households having issues. Women might become creditworthy and hence more susceptible to getting into debt, and subsidy growths their dependence rather than promoting a livelihood. The PROGRESA CCT programme incorporates stated principles of: gender equality, the importance of improving daughters and mothers' educational levels, and of women's personal development, leadership and citizenship. Only two programme evaluations have pursued to understand gender impacts on all household members, rather than focusing specifically on the

Despite not being an economically rich state, Philippines is known for having people who deeply value their family members. Family-oriented Filipinos give importance to even to their most distant relatives as long as they have the same blood running through their veins. In this practice also, Filipinos tend to seek advices from the elders of the family before making a huge decision. Thus, decisions are made not by one for himself but by a group for the entirety of the family. (Agoncillo, 2012, p.6)

According to Dolgoff and Feldstein, residual/ minimalist programmes are based on the premise that an individual’s need should be met through market economy and through family and therefore these types of programs are seen as temporary . Residual programmes are basically seen as a type of back up for the occasions when an individual is unable to meet his/ her needs through the intuitions regarded as responsible for these needs. Another characteristic of residual or minimalist programmes is that the programme should be withdrawn as soon as the individual is able to once again utilize the family and market economy to acquire their needs. The Conditional Cash Transfer Programme – CCTP, exemplifies these characteristics and so is a residual or minimalist programme.. This is so because its main purpose is to provide temporary food assistance to vulnerable persons and families with limited or no income. One condition of this service is that the recipient of the service has to undergo skills training which facilitates gainful employment. This condition is stipulated in order to facilitate recipients gradually moving off the programme.  Recipients will not be allowed to remain on the programme for more than two years, unless otherwise advised.

However, it was Marcos who envisioned a “New Society” or a “Bagong Lipunan” that urged the “poor and privileged” to work as one for the country’s economic goals through “self-realization.” (5.Y) Which, as previously stated, are work and/or study ethics of the Chinese and Jewish (a strong sense of self – of hunger for knowledge). In addition, it was also during Marcos’ regime that the GNP (Gross National Product, a development indicator of a country [definition from Turning Points IV]) in 1980 became four times greater than the country’s GNP in 1972 with an average annual growth rate of 6.6%. It was also during this time

Thousands of individuals are living in poverty. Why is it that this worldwide dilemma is still rising in rapid numbers till this day? Is it because of a lack of authoritative power, or a lack of one’s self control to do good? Despite the unknown cause, it has managed to drastically affect the lives of many. Poverty is like a curse, one that is wrongfully placed, difficult to get out of, and resistant to many forms of help.

Progress has been made in regards to the amount of the population living under the poverty line. In 2004, 6.9 million Cambodians were classified as “Poor” or under the poverty line. As of 2011, only 3 million Cambodians remain classified as under the poverty line. On the other hand, the amount of Cambodians barely over the poverty line has nearly doubled; the amount classified as “Near Poor” has risen from 4.6 million to 8.1 million. If daily incomes were to fall by 1,200 riels (approximately $.30), nearly 3 million Cambodians would fall under the poverty line (“Poverty has Fallen”, 2014).