Nagtipunan, QUIRINO- Beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program and Modified Conditional Cash Transfer stood out during the municipality’s celebration of Penenkekesisit Festival on February 23-25, 2016.

The beneficiaries showcased their skills and talents in joining different contests and successfully brought home the bacon when the Bugkalot Tribe won as champions in Street Dance competition. They also got an award in the booth display and were given certificate of recognition and cash prize.

The municipality of Nagtipunan is home to 1, 150 beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilya and MCCT.

Pantawid Pamilya or also known as the regular is a human-development and rights-based program of the national government and is being implemented by DSWD. The program invests in the health and education of poor Filipino children aged 0-18 years old by providing cash grants in exchange of compliance to certain conditionalities. 

In connection, the MCCT is the modified approach of the regular CCT as it caters to Indigenous Peoples located in geographically-isolated and disadvantage areas. The program also gives cash grants provided that the beneficiaries comply with the health and education conditionalities. ### By MARICEL B. ASEJO, Information Officer II – Pantawid Pamilya