ISSN 2348-1218 (print) International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research and Innovations ISSN 2348-1226 (online) Vol. 8, Issue 1, pp: (10-30), Month: January - March 2020, Available at: www.researchpublish.com
LIVED EXPERIENCES OF PARTICIPANTS AND PROSPECTS ON FDS-ERPAT PROGRAM TOWARDS CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT 1
Julia Torres Canonigo, 2Daisy Cacanog-Lor 1 1,2
DM, PhD TM
Cebu Technological University – Main Campus
Abstract: This research aimed to explore the lived experiences of participants and prospects on ERPAT implemented in 2017 and 2018 for program enhancement. This is a qualitative research utilizing Husserlian Phenomenology theory It also used interview, data analysis, observation as triangulation technique to add rigor in the research process. The research found out that if the fathers were given opportunity to be capacitated, they will become empowered and reaffirms their paternal roles in the family and community in general. As a solution; a training was designed for enhancement of ERPAT implementation at the Local Government Unit. Keywords: Public Administration, lived experiences of participants and prospects on FDS-ERPAT program towards continuous improvement, qualitative research, Cebu Philippines.
1. INTRODUCTION Rationale The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program focuses primarily on the family as its name suggests. A family is defined as the oldest social institution and the smallest political unit and so it is where the cure for all social, psychological, emotional, and spiritual ills in our society could be found. The father, as the head of the family, must fulfill his role in uniting his household. The purpose of the family is to secure the society as well as the sanctity of marriage which are fulfilled when the father, as the head of the family, truly acts, unites, and fulfills the role of a good father of the family in the lives of his children, his wife, and family as a whole (Dr. Myles Munroe, 2010). According to the book of Numbers 14:18, “The LORD is slow to anger and is filled with unfailing love, forgiving every kind of sin and rebellion. But He does not excuse the guilty. He lays the sins of the parents upon their children; the entire family is affected--even children in the third and fourth generations. The male in the family affects up to the 4 th generations – Suffering from forefathers. The power of the family –needed to be broken and turn to be righteous”. The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) is one of the Philippine government‟s programs spearheaded by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). The program is now commonly known as 4Ps and was formerly known as Ahon Pamilyang Pilipino. The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (Bridging Program for the Filipino Family) is a conditional cash transfer (CCT) program which primarily aims to eliminate extreme poverty in the Philippines by investing in health and education particularly of its children beneficiaries. The program aims to do this by breaking the cycle of poverty by keeping children healthy and in school, so they can have a better future. Despite its many criticisms, 4 Ps has been assessed favorably by World Bank, AusAID, and ADB. The World Bank (WB) on March 1, 2019 even gave a thumbs up on this program and said that the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) or Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program is on track with its goal of keeping the children healthy and in school. (https://www. rappler.com/move-ph/22887-world-bank-gives-cct-thumbs-up).
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