Social Welfare

1.  Expand and strengthen the CCT program to cover all poor households in the country:

a)  Maintain and enhance the CCT support systems, such as compliance verification, beneficiaries update, payment system, targeting, regular spot checking and monitoring; and

b)  Implement supply-side reforms and adjustments (basic health and education services), and coordinate with provider agencies to improve compliance among CCT beneficiaries.

2.  Complement the CCT program with other social protection programs, to ensure it is linked with programs on job generation, livelihood, or asset reform;

3.  Develop and implement appropriate, adequate and cost-effective social welfare interventions, to address the needs of the poorest and the most vulnerable;

4.  Sustain and expand the gains achieved in CDD projects, such as KALAHI-CIDSS, and facilitate environmental protection and conservation through CDD and participatory development projects, such as rainforest rehabilitation, reforestation, biodiversity conservation, watershed management, river basin management, coastal and lakes protection;

5.  Provide sustainable microfinance services:

a)  Expand and enhance microfinance programs and services, especially in areas with low saturation rate, complementing the CCT Program;

b)  Provide capacity development for microfinance institutions to effectively and viably implement microfinance programs;

c)  Develop and enhance the entrepreneurial skills of target end-clients; and

d)  Operate and manage microenterprises sustainably.

6.  Strengthen regulation and enforcement of social welfare and development (SWD) standards for both public and private organizations engaged in SWD;

7.  Strengthen measures against human trafficking and provide support for its victims;

8.  Fully implement the laws protecting and promoting the rights of vulnerable groups, (e.g., IPRA, Expanded Senior Citizens Act, Amended Magna Carta for PWDs, Magna Carta of Women, Magna Carta of Migrant Workers, Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act, Juvenile Justice Welfare Act, Anti-Violence against Women and their Children Act);

9.  Monitor and ensure the country's compliance with various international treaties, conventions and protocols that protect and promote the rights of the vulnerable groups;

10.  Campaign for other countries to ratify international conventions, treaties, standards and protocols that are relevant to the protection and promotion of the rights and wellbeing of OFs;

11.  Promote service-delivery models, such as partnership with faith-based organizations and NGOs, in providing SWD services and cost-sharing between NGAs and LGUs or NGOs.