Palace: Cash Transfer program no doleout

The Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) Program does not promote mendicancy among its beneficiaries in the poorest of the poor households, Malacanang said on Sunday.

Secretary Herminio Coloma of the Presidential Communications Operations Office was referring to the government’s flagship anti-poverty strategy wherein each family belonging to the poorest of the poor sector is granted cash assistance in exchange for complying with conditions such as the parents should send their children to school and the family members should undergo regular medical check-up and attend family development sessions, among others.