From Rome to Manila — and back: how the Philippines turned a learning event into a government solution Iffath SharifAaron BuchsbaumSarah Coll-BlackAlessandra Marini April 30, 2026 This page in: English © 2026 World Bank Group,

https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/investinpeople/how-philippines-turned-learning-event-into-government-solution The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program — known as 4Ps — is one of the largest conditional cash transfer programs in the world, reaching more than three million households. For years, officials at the Philippine Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) understood a core limitation in the program they ran: paper-based case management processes slowed the system down and constrained its ability to respond when crises struck. © 2026 World Bank Group,