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Claim: Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries can see their payout schedule through links provided in a Facebook post.
Rating: FALSE
Why we fact-checked this: The Facebook post with the claim was published on November 9 and has 94 shares, 71 reactions, and 13 comments as of writing. It was posted in a group named “DSWD Pay Out Today” which posts dubious information about financial assistance programs.
The post shows an alleged schedule for the release of financial assistance in each region, along with links for beneficiaries to check if they are scheduled to receive the payouts.
The facts: In a previous email to Rappler, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said that 4Ps beneficiaries are notified of their payout schedules through their city or municipal links, assisted by parent leaders. The notice is given a week before the scheduled payout.
“The beneficiaries cannot check online if they are scheduled for payout. They can only check cash grant deposits in their accounts through the LBP iAccess,” the DSWD said, referring to the online banking service of the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP).
Once the cash grants are credited to beneficiaries’ accounts, the LBP releases the payout schedule per region on its official Facebook page. Its most recent announcement was published on November 11. Contrary to the claim, however, the payout schedule announcement does not come with a link for beneficiaries to check if they are on the list of those scheduled to receive the payouts. (READ: FACT CHECK: How 4Ps funds are paid out to beneficiaries)
The DSWD added that 4Ps payouts “can also be announced during Family Development Sessions (FDS)” or through the 4Ps official Facebook page.
Fake links: The links provided in the post are fake and redirect to a blogging website posing as a DSWD 4Ps portal. It has a uniform resource locator (URL) domain of “blogspot.com” that is different from the URL of the official website of DSWD that ends in “.gov.ph.”
The fake website has noticeable inconsistencies such as wrong dates and a dubious link offering “free 1000 pesos.”
Similar fact checks: 4Ps is the government’s flagship poverty alleviation scheme that provides cash grants to qualified beneficiaries. The program has been the target of false claims, often by dubious Facebook pages providing fake links to websites posing as 4Ps registration pages. Rappler has fact-checked several of these false claims in the past:
- FACT CHECK: No online link to 4Ps payout recipients, schedule – DSWD
- FACT CHECK: Link to 4Ps payout schedule not from DSWD
- FACT CHECK: No online posts of 4Ps master list, payout schedule – DSWD
- FACT CHECK: Circulating list of 4Ps beneficiaries is fake – DSWD
- FACT CHECK: Online link for 4Ps registration is fake
For official updates, refer to DSWD’s official website and its social media accounts on Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, and YouTube. – Lorenz Pasion/Rappler.com
Keep us aware of suspicious Facebook pages, groups, accounts, websites, articles, or photos in your network by contacting us at factcheck@rappler.com. You may also report dubious claims to the #FactsFirstPH tipline by messaging Rappler on Facebook or Newsbreak via Twitter direct message. You may also report through our Viber fact check chatbot. Let us battle disinformation one Fact Check at a time.
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