ANGELES CITY – Mayor Francis “Blueboy” Nepomuceno issued Executive Order No. 01 series of 2010 “Creating the Angeles City Advisory Committee (ACAC) for the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4P)” this, to ensure the effective implementation of the 4P’s.
According to Nepomuceno, 4Ps is a poverty reduction strategy that provides grant to the extremely poor households to improve their health, nutrition and education particularly of children aged 0-14.
Nepomuceno added “that the program addresses the millennium development goals of the government such as improving maternal health, reducing child mortality, reducing extreme poverty and hunger, achieving universal primary education and promoting gender equality and empowering women.”
ACAC for the 4P’s is led by the City Mayor as the chairman, vice-chairperson Lourdes L. Naguiat of City Information Officer and Gender Development Officer, Councilor Rudy Simeon, Liga ng mga Barangay President Robin Nepomuceno, City Social Welfare and Development Officer Heide A. Patio, City Planning and Development Coordinator David D. David, DILG City Director Myrvi M. Apostol-Fabia and DepEd Schools Superintendent Victoria Aguas
The ACAC functions are to ensure the availability of the supply side on health and education at program areas; provide necessary technical assistance to program implementation; coordinate various concerned government agencies; ensure the effectiveness implementation of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program or 4P’s and to prepare reports with issues and concerns to submit to the Regional Advisory Committee.
The City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) is the responsible for the documentation and preparation of report to the committee.
Relative to this, the DSWD Region III conducted an orientation to the Local Chief Executives, Provincial Governors and members of the Regional Advisory Committee, Regional Grievance Committee and Provincial Grievance Committee and City or Municipal Advisory Committee.
The activity was aimed to orient the Provincial Governors and City/ Municipal Mayors and partner agencies on 4Ps program and supply side assessment tools for health and education and be aware on the respective roles and responsibilities of each member agency. MAC/CIO
