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  • House panel OKs bill to expand 4Ps and support higher education for beneficiaries

    House panel OKs bill to expand 4Ps and support higher education for beneficiaries

    MANILA — The House Ways and Means Committee approved a bill that seeks to broaden the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) and encourage eligible beneficiaries to pursue higher education or technical-vocational courses, including in private institutions. Marikina 2nd District Rep. Miro Quimbo, committee chair, said the proposed expansion forms part of a “broader national effort…