THE Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) newly-launched i-Registro which now allows the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries to update their information online is gaining positive feedback from users.
The i-Registro is a dynamic social registry (DSR) or online registration tool with self-service registration and data authentication of potential 4Ps beneficiaries. Through this platform, 4Ps beneficiaries can update their profiles within the comfort of their homes.
“Bringing convenience to our beneficiaries is always the goal of our digital initiatives, including i-Registro. With this, we are pleased with the positive feedback that we are getting from our end-users, so far,” said DSWD Assistant Secretary and spokesperson Irene Dumlao.
The DSWD pilot-tested the i-Registro system in July 2024 for pregnant and lactating mothers in the Floridablanca in Pampanga, Pateros in Metro Manila, and Cordova in Cebu.
As part of the continuing implementation of the system, 4Ps beneficiaries from Barangay Carreta, Cebu City were introduced to the platform via on-site visits and orientation jointly led by the personnel of the National Household Targeting Office (NHTO) of the DSWD Central Office and the DSWD regional office in Central Visayas last December.
The DSWD, through its NHTO personnel across the agency’s field offices, is continuously holding orientation sessions to provide users with necessary support in navigating the online portal and its features.
“We are strategically conducting these orientations alongside our Family Development Sessions nationwide. These are, of course, led to ensure that no one is trailing behind as we offer these digitalized solutions,” Dumlao said.
She reiterated that the i-Registro was introduced as an alternative way to update beneficiary profiles.
The pen-and-paper method may still be done in the DSWD offices, and with the help of the 4Ps city and municipal links, Dumlao said.
Launched in 2008 and institutionalized in 2019 through Republic Act 11310 or the 4Ps Act, the program provides cash grants to more than four million households whose children are given subsidies to finish elementary and senior high school, plus health and nutrition benefits.
The 4Ps beneficiaries are mandated to update their profiles to ensure the timely receipt of their grants.