HB 2789

House·20th Congress·Filed Jul 31, 2025

An Act Expanding the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4ps), Amending for the Purpose Republic Act No. 11310, Otherwise Known as “the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4ps) Act”

In plain language

The bill expands the existing 4Ps cash‑transfer program by creating a new Pantawid Pag‑Asa pillar that will give emergency cash aid to any household or individual facing a crisis, consolidates existing aid programs, and sets up new rules, a central database, and oversight mechanisms to make aid delivery more efficient and less political.

Social WelfarePublic Order and SafetyGovernment Administration

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Author · Representative

Javier Benitez
RepresentativeNegros Occidental, 3rd District
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Official sources

Similar in what they’d do, filed by any lawmaker.

SB 2070· Filed Apr 27, 2026
Expanded Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino (E4ps) Act
Pending in the committeeSen. Joel Villanueva
SB 31· Filed Jul 2, 2025
Expanded Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4ps) Act of 2025
Pending in the committeeSen. Panfilo M. Lacson
HB 4634· Filed Sep 17, 2025
An Act Strengthening Support for Children with Special Needs from Poor Households by Amending Sections 2, 3, 7, and 11 of Republic Act No. 11310, Otherwise Known as the �pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4ps) Act�
Transmitted to the Committee on Appropriations on 2025-10-13Rep. Claudine Diana D. Bautista-Lim
HB 3507· Filed Aug 11, 2025
An Act Establishing the 4ps Transition and Empowerment Program for Beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, Providing Funds Therefor, and for Other Purposes
Substituted by HB08647Rep. Marcelino C. Libanan +1
HB 5972· Filed Nov 13, 2025
An Act Increasing the Cash Grants of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4ps)
Deliberated upon by the Mother Committee on 2026-02-10Rep. Antolin III A. Oreta

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HB02789 · Sources: BetterGov Open Congress, BatasWatch