The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Beneficiary FIRST Social Protection Project (P174066) Beneficiary FIRST Social Protection Project (P174066) EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC | Philippines | Social Protection & Jobs Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2021 | Seq No: 2 | ARCHIVED on 27-Jun-2021 | ISR46574 | Implementing Agencies: Department of Social Welfare and Development, Republic of the Philippines Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 28-Sep-2020 Effectiveness Date: 14-Jan-2021 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 30-Mar-2022 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: Original Closing Date: 30-Jun-2025 Revised Closing Date: 30-Jun-2025 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19 on the welfare of low income households and strengthen DSWD’s social protection delivery systems to be adaptive and efficient. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Support for Cash Grants of the Pantawid Program:(Cost $578.50 M) Social Protection Delivery System and Project Management:(Cost $20.00 M) Contingent Emergency Response Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial Implementation Status and Key Decisions The project was approved by the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors on September 28, 2020, and legal agreements between the Government of the Philippines (GoP) and the World Bank were signed on November 10, 2020. The project became effective on January 14, 2021, and a withdrawal of retroactive financing amounting to US$ 240 million was made. Additional funds amounting to US$ 58.5 million were subsequently withdrawn to support 4Ps cash grants that the total disbursement rate reached 50 percent. 6/27/2021 Page 1 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Beneficiary FIRST Social Protection Project (P174066) Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance Substantial Substantial Substantial Macroeconomic Substantial Substantial Substantial Sector Strategies and Policies Moderate Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program Substantial Substantial Substantial Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Moderate Moderate Moderate Sustainability Fiduciary Substantial Substantial Substantial Environment and Social Moderate Moderate Moderate Stakeholders Moderate Moderate Moderate Other -- -- -- Overall Substantial Substantial Substantial Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Mitigate the impacts of COVID-19 on welfare of low-income households IN00989348 ►Share of 4Ps beneficiaries reporting 4Ps benefits as a significant source of household income (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 80.00 Date 15-Jul-2020 30-Nov-2020 30-Nov-2020 31-Dec-2024 Comments: A "significant" share can be defined based on the context of survey. Strengthen DSWD SP systems to be adaptive and efficient IN00989347 ►Share of 4Ps beneficiaries who receive benefits/grants through Transaction Accounts (Percentage, Custom, PBC) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 95.00 Date 30-Jun-2020 30-Nov-2020 30-Apr-2021 31-Dec-2024 6/27/2021 Page 2 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Beneficiary FIRST Social Protection Project (P174066) Transaction accounts are defined as accounts held with banks or other authorized and/or regulated Comments: payment service providers (PSPs), which can be used to make and receive payments and to store value. They include bank accounts and e-money accounts IN00989349 Share of female beneficiaries who receive benefits/grants through Transaction Accounts (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 95.00 Date 30-Jun-2020 30-Nov-2020 30-Apr-2021 31-Dec-2024 IN00989350 Share of 4Ps beneficiaries in BARMM who received benefits/grants through digital payments (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 9.00 27.80 85.70 50.00 Date 30-Jun-2020 30-Oct-2020 30-Apr-2021 31-Dec-2024 IN00989356 ►Share of 4Ps beneficiaries having had their socio-economic status assessed or re-assessed by the Standardized Targeting System (Percentage, Custom, PBC) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 95.00 Date 15-Jun-2020 30-Nov-2020 30-Apr-2021 31-Dec-2024 The standardized targeting system is defined by the 4Ps Act and IRR. The baseline of the system is Comments: Listahanan 3. IN00989357 Share of 4Ps beneficiaries in disaster prone provinces* having had their socio-economic status assessed or re-assessed by the Standardized Targeting System (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 95.00 Date 15-Jul-2020 30-Nov-2020 30-Apr-2021 31-Dec-2024 Overall Comments PDO A survey will be conducted to assess the role of 4Ps benefits in household income (PDO1). Progress in other PDO indicators based on the transaction accounts and standardized targeting system is closely monitored as they are also part of PBCs. Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Support for Cash Grants of the Pantawid Program IN00989359 ►Total number of household beneficiaries who received 4Ps grants (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 6/27/2021 Page 3 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Beneficiary FIRST Social Protection Project (P174066) Value 4,279,555.00 4,304,014.00 4,255,013.00 4,400,000.00 Date 30-Jun-2020 30-Oct-2020 30-Apr-2021 31-Dec-2024 Comments: Number of CCT program beneficiaries IN00989360 Number of female recipients/grantee of 4Ps grants (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 3,679,193.00 3,691,645.00 3,643,298.00 3,960,000.00 Date 30-Jun-2020 30-Oct-2020 30-Apr-2021 31-Dec-2024 IN00989361 ►4Ps households replacement as a share of the annual replacement target (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 60.80 90.00 Date 30-Jun-2020 30-Nov-2020 30-Apr-2021 31-Dec-2024 Annual replacement target will be annually decided based on the target number of the beneficiary and the Comments: actual number of the beneficiary, The indicator will capture the actual number of beneficiaries replaced against the annual replacement target. IN00989363 Share of children in the age group of 0 to 5 years old monitored among all 4Ps children (Percentage, Custom Supplement, PBC) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 3.80 3.60 3.40 20.00 IN00989365 ►Share of 4Ps beneficiaries satisfied with service delivery (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 95.00 Date 30-Jun-2020 30-Nov-2020 30-Apr-2021 31-Dec-2024 Share of 4Ps beneficiaries who answered that they are satisfied with the service of 4Ps. The survey has not been carried out yet as of June 2021. Comments: Social Protection Delivery System and Project Management IN00989358 ►Electronic case management system developed and operationalized beyond 4Ps (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Electronic Case 4Ps-ECMS has been Value Not available Not available Management System operational. is operational and 6/27/2021 Page 4 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Beneficiary FIRST Social Protection Project (P174066) used for several programs Date 15-Jun-2020 30-Nov-2020 30-Apr-2021 29-Dec-2023 IN00989362 ►Grievance Redress policy and information system developed (Text, Custom, PBC) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Integrated Grievance Grievance policy and Integrated Grievance Redress System portal for a social Redress System operated for 4Ps and Value Not available amelioration program (IGRS) developed as at least two other developed of January 2021. programs managed by DSWD Date 30-Jun-2020 30-Nov-2020 29-Jan-2021 31-Dec-2024 IN00989364 ►Number of individuals in the unified beneficiary database whose records have a verified PSN or PSN token (Number (Thousand), Custom, PBC) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 15,000.00 Date 15-Jun-2020 30-Nov-2020 30-Apr-2021 31-Dec-2024 Comments: PhilSys Number (PSN) and PSN token are the numbers assigned by the PhilSys. IN00989366 Number of female individuals in the unified beneficiary database whose records have a verified PSN or PSN token (Number (Thousand), Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 10,000.00 Date 15-Jul-2020 30-Nov-2020 30-Apr-2021 31-Dec-2024 IN00989367 ►Strategy and timeline for a standardized targeting system initiated and established (Text, Custom, PBC) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Implementation of the strategy for the Standardized NHTO has ongoing Targeting System has coordinating meetings Value Not available Not available commenced by DSWD with PSA for the in accordance with the CBMS implementation Social Protection Delivery Systems Manual Date 15-Jun-2020 30-Nov-2020 30-Apr-2021 31-Dec-2024 IN00989368 ►Medium-term digital transformation strategy with data governance mechanism adopted and implemented (Text, Custom, PBC) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 6/27/2021 Page 5 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Beneficiary FIRST Social Protection Project (P174066) Medium term digital transformation strategy Value Not available Not available Not available implemented for DSWD’s internal admin functions Date 15-Jun-2020 30-Nov-2020 30-Apr-2021 31-Dec-2024 IN00989369 ►Unified beneficiary database established (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Yes (maintain Value No No No information of 4Ps and other programs) Date 30-Jun-2020 30-Nov-2020 30-Apr-2021 31-Dec-2024 IN00989370 ►ECT Operations Manual and MIS to identify and deliver cash assistance to disaster affected household established (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Draft Operations ECT OM and MIS is Manual for Emergency used for a training or Value Not available Not available Cash Transfer an actual disaster circulated by DRMB to response FOs for comments. Date 15-Jun-2020 30-Nov-2020 30-Apr-2021 31-Dec-2024 IN00989371 ►Median travel and waiting time taken for 4Ps beneficiaries to withdraw cash benefits (Minutes, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 121.00 121.00 121.00 40.00 Date 15-Jun-2020 15-Jun-2020 15-Jun-2020 31-Dec-2024 IN00989372 Median travel and waiting time taken for 4Ps female beneficiaries to withdraw cash benefits (Minutes, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 121.00 121.00 121.00 40.00 Date 15-Jun-2020 15-Jun-2020 15-Jun-2020 31-Dec-2024 Overall Comments IR Key progress made from the previous mission was the replacement of the Pantawid Beneficiaries. 89,781 households from set 10 (target household for a replacement for set 10: 148,409 households) have been registered in the program from P6 2020 to P1 2021. From the 89,781- new households, 289,096 total children were added of which only 32,658 children were between 0-5 years old (as of April 2021). Notwithstanding this addition, the proportion of children in the age group of 0 to 5 years old monitored among all 4Ps children is still low (3.4%). Much of progress in the areas of digital payment, standardized targeting system, PhilSys adoption, and Unified Beneficiary Database, and digital transformation has yet to be seen. An independent verification team will be hired to assess/evaluate achievement of PBC indicators. 6/27/2021 Page 6 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Beneficiary FIRST Social Protection Project (P174066) Performance-Based Conditions IN00989373 ►PBC 1 Share of 4Ps beneficiaries who receive benefits/grants through Transaction Accounts (Percentage, Outcome, 60,000,000.00, 0.00%) Year 5 Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) (CY2024)/End Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 -- Date -- 30-Nov-2020 30-Apr-2021 -- IN00989374 ►PBC 2 Share of 4Ps beneficiaries having had their socio-economic status assessed or re-assessed by the Standardized Targeting System (Percentage, Outcome, 30,000,000.00, 0.00%) Year 5 Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) (CY2024)/End Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 -- Date -- 30-Nov-2020 30-Apr-2021 -- IN00989375 ►PBC 3 Grievance Redress policy and information system developed (Text, Intermediate Outcome, 25,000,000.00, 4.2%) Year 5 Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) (CY2024)/End Grievance policy and Integrated Grievance portal for a social Redress System (IGRS) Value Not available -- amelioration program developed as of January developed 2021. Date -- 30-Nov-2020 29-Jan-2021 -- IN00989376 ►PBC 4 Number of individuals in the unified beneficiary database whose records have a verified PSN or PSN token (Number (Thousand), Intermediate Outcome, 45,000,000.00, 7.5%) Year 5 Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) (CY2024)/End Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 -- 6/27/2021 Page 7 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Beneficiary FIRST Social Protection Project (P174066) Date -- 30-Nov-2020 30-Apr-2021 -- IN00989377 ►PBC 5 Strategy and timeline for a standardized targeting system initiated and established (Text, Output, 35,000,000.00, 5.8%) Year 5 Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) (CY2024)/End NHTO has ongoing coordinating meetings with Value Not available Not available -- PSA for the CBMS implementation Date -- 30-Nov-2020 30-Apr-2021 -- IN00989378 ►PBC 6 Medium-term digital transformation strategy with data governance mechanism adopted and implemented (Text, Output, 55,000,000.00, 9.2%) Year 5 Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) (CY2024)/End Value Not available Not available Not available -- Date -- 30-Nov-2020 30-Apr-2021 -- IN00989379 ►PBC 7 Share of children in the age group of 0 to 5 years old monitored among all 4Ps children (Percentage, Output, 30,000,000.00, 0.00%) Year 5 Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) (CY2024)/End Value 3.80 3.60 3.40 -- Date -- 30-Oct-2020 30-Apr-2021 -- Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P174066 IBRD-91680 Effective USD 600.00 600.00 0.00 300.00 300.00 50% Key Dates (by loan) 6/27/2021 Page 8 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Beneficiary FIRST Social Protection Project (P174066) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P174066 IBRD-91680 Effective 28-Sep-2020 10-Nov-2020 14-Jan-2021 30-Jun-2025 30-Jun-2025 Cumulative Disbursements PBC Disbursement Achievement Disbursed amount in Disbursement % PBC ID PBC Type Description Coc PBC Amount Status Coc for PBC Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 6/27/2021 Page 9 of 9