In preparation for the nationwide implementation of the First 1,000 Days (F1KD) conditional cash grants in January 2025, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) announced that starting on Friday (December 6), the i-Registro, a self-service updating platform, will be accessible to all Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) household beneficiaries nationwide.
“This digital platform will enable beneficiaries to update the information of pregnant women and children aged 0 to 2 years for F1KD conditional cash grant,” National Household Targeting Office (NHTO) Director Jimmy Francis Schuck II said on Thursday (December 5).
The i-Registro aims to expedite the process of updating the profiles of pregnant women and children in 4Ps households through digital and self-service platforms.
This initiative supports the implementation of F1KD conditional cash grants, which are designed to encourage improved health-seeking behaviors among pregnant mothers and children under 2 years, according to the NHTO director.
“Through the i-Registro, 4Ps beneficiaries can conveniently update their profiles from the comfort of their homes. They can also upload supporting documents online and receive notifications via text or email about the status of their updates within minutes,” Director Schuck said.
The i-Registro also connects with the Philippine National Identification System (PhilSys) and the 4Ps database to ensure data accuracy, reliability, and integrity.
Director Schuck emphasized that i-Registro will not necessarily replace the traditional pen-and-paper updating process in the 4Ps. It only serves as a digital updating platform that will especially work for
those with mobile devices and internet access.
The DSWD official also explained that the NHTO is also developing an offline version, including setting up of i-Registro kiosks especially in areas without internet access.
The 4Ps beneficiaries have the option to choose either to update manually through forms or digitally through the i-Registro web portal. Updating in both methods is discouraged to prevent duplication of records.
“We encourage all 4Ps beneficiaries to utilize the i-Registro, as an alternative, innovative, and self-service platform to update their profiles on F1KD, to avoid the need to travel and fall and wait in long lines,” Director Schuck said.
The i-Registro can be accessed through https://iregistro-4ps.dswd.gov.ph.
This initiative is aligned with the government’s agenda and the agency’s efforts to digitalize government processes and operations to enhance bureaucratic efficiency and streamline the delivery of social
protection services.
The F1KD is set to boost the nutrition-specific benefits of 4Ps starting January 2025, particularly to household-beneficiaries with pregnant and lactating mothers nursing children aged 0-2 years old.
Launched in 2008 and institutionalized in 2019 through Republic Act No. 11310 ot 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 and supported with health and nutrition grants. #
