{{Short description|Political party in the Philippines}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2023}} {{Use Philippine English|date=November 2022}} {{distinguish|Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program}} {{Infobox Philippine partylist group | name = 4Ps | native_name = | colorcode =#002E8D | logo = 4Ps Party-list Logo.png | full_name = Pagtibayin at Palaguin ang Pangkabuhayang Pilipino | abbreviation = <!---or "abbr="; abbreviation---> | chairperson = | president = Marcelino Libanan | secretary = | type = | sector = <!---Sector or demographic represented for partylists---> | slogan = | founder = | foundation = {{Start date and age|2019|4|17}} | accreditation = | delisted = | headquarters = Quezon City, Philippines | ideology = | position = | colors = | in_congress = y | representatives = {{ubl| *Marcelino Libanan *Jonathan Clement Abalos }} | current_congress = 20th | seats = {{Composition bar|2|3|hex=#002E8D}} (Out of 63 party-list seats) | website = }} The '''Pagtibayin at Palaguin ang Pangkabuhayang Pilipino''' ({{literal translation|Strengthen and Grow the Filipino Livelihood}}), also known as the '''4Ps'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Certified List of Candidates (National) (Philippines) - Party Lists |url=https://comelec.gov.ph/php-tpls-attachments/2022NLE/TentativeListsofCandidates/PARTYLIST_12242021.pdf |publisher=Commission on Elections |access-date=16 May 2022}}</ref> or '''4Ps Partylist''', is a party-list organization in the Philippines that seeks representation in the House of Representatives of the Philippines. Founded on April 17, 2019, the party advocates for poverty alleviation, social welfare, and the empowerment of marginalized sectors, particularly beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). It is currently led by Marcelino Libanan as its president.

== History == The 4Ps Party-list was established in 2019 to represent the interests of beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), a government conditional cash transfer program aimed at reducing poverty. The party seeks to ensure that the voices of low-income families and marginalized sectors are heard in the Philippine Congress.{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}

== Background == 4Ps Party-list took part in the 2022 Philippine elections, where it secured at least one seat in the House of Representatives.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Noriega |first1=Richa |title=At least 9 party-list groups secure House seats after Eleksyon 2022 |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/831479/at-least-9-party-list-groups-secure-house-seats-after-eleksyon-2022/story/ |access-date=16 May 2022 |work=GMA News |language=en}}</ref>

The Partylist Watch and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) sought to nullify the 4Ps Party-list's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) registration, alleging that the party-list named itself after the DSWD's Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) conditional cash transfer program. However, the organization's key platform includes amending the 4Ps Law (Republic Act No. 11310) to enhance the program for beneficiaries.<ref name=completelydifferent>{{cite news |last1=Valmonte |first1=Kaycee |title=Party-list says name is 'completely different' from DSWD '4Ps' program |url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/04/07/2172969/party-list-says-name-completely-different-dswd-4ps-program |access-date=16 May 2022 |work=The Philippine Star |date=7 April 2022}}</ref><ref name=partylistwatch>{{cite news |last1=Valmonte |first1=Kaycee |title=Partylist Watch backs DSWD's call to nullify 4Ps party-list's SEC registration |url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/03/29/2170734/election-watchdog-backs-call-nullify-4ps-party-lists-sec-registration |access-date=16 May 2022 |work=The Philippine Star}}</ref><ref name=denies-gma>{{cite news |title=4Ps party-list denies using government's '4Ps' program for Eleksyon 2022 agenda |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/829861/4ps-party-list-denies-using-government-s-4ps-program-for-eleksyon-2022-agenda/story/ |access-date=16 May 2022 |work=GMA News |language=en}}</ref>

For the 2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections, the 4Ps Party-list nominated Marcelino Libanan, Edwin Cigres, Gene Darryl Santok, April Andrew Alamer, and Jonathan Clement "JC" Abalos II. The party received 848,237 votes, or 2.30% of the total votes, securing two (2) seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=FINAL, OFFICIAL RESULTS: 2022 party list election {{!}} Philippines |url=https://ph.rappler.com/elections/2022/races/party-list/official-results |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519053440/https://ph.rappler.com/elections/2022/races/party-list/official-results |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 19, 2022 |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=PHVOTE |language=en}}</ref> Its representatives are Marcelino Libanan and Jonathan Clement "JC" Abalos.

Marcelino Libanan was elected the House Minority Leader.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Galvez |first=Daphne |date=2022-07-26 |title=4Ps lawmaker Libanan is new House Minority Leader |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1635007/4ps-lawmaker-libanan-is-new-house-minority-leader |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=INQUIRER.net |language=en}}</ref> He is joined by his colleague JC Abalos as Assistant Minority Leader.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Leaders of the House of Representatives in the 19th Congress |url=https://www.rappler.com/philippines/leaders-house-representatives-19th-congress/ |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Rappler |date=August 4, 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

Watchdog groups, including Partylist Watch, criticized 4Ps as a "fake" party-list, stating that the organization "no experience in championing the interests of the poor" and "has links to personalities implicated in corruption in the past".<ref name="partylistwatch" /> Election watchdog Kontra Daya tagged 4Ps on its list of party-list groups that do not serve marginalized groups and have links to political dynasties, big business, or the police or the military, or have corruption cases, since 4Ps is represented by Abalos who is a member of a political dynasty.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Abad |first=Michelle |date=2025-02-12 |title=Over half of party-list groups do not represent marginalized – watchdog |url=https://www.rappler.com/philippines/elections/kontra-daya-study-party-list-groups-not-represent-marginalized-february-2025/ |access-date=2025-12-19 |website=Rappler |language=en-US}}</ref> Kontra Daya and Partylist Watch also flagged Marcelino Libanan, who was accused of graft and corruption relating to the purchase of P3.25 million worth of fertilizer in 2004 as part of the fertilizer fund scam.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Resources |url=https://kontradaya.org/resources-2/ |access-date=2025-12-28 |website=Kontra Daya |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="partylistwatch" />

==Name== The 4Ps Partylist is known as the Pagtibayin at Palaguin ang Pangkabuhayang Pilipino. Its abbreviation shares similarities with the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) conditional cash transfer program of the government.<ref name=denies-gma>{{cite news |title=4Ps party-list denies using government's '4Ps' program for Eleksyon 2022 agenda |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/829861/4ps-party-list-denies-using-government-s-4ps-program-for-eleksyon-2022-agenda/story/ |access-date=16 May 2022 |work=GMA News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Fact Check {{!}} Maaaring makalito ang pangalan ng 4Ps party-list sa 4Ps ng DSWD |url=https://news.tv5.com.ph/breaking/read/fact-check-maaaring-makalito-ang-pangalan-ng-4ps-party-list-sa-4ps-ng-dswd |access-date=16 May 2022 |work=News5 |publisher=TV5 |date=5 May 2022 |language=fil}}</ref>

Senator Leila de Lima alleged that the 4Ps Partylist deliberately named itself and used a similar logo promote associations of the group with the conditional cash transfer program. It suggest de Lima might be confusing their group to the Progresibong Patutulungan sa Pag-unlad ng Pilipinas which was disqualified by the COMELEC.<ref name=denies-gma/> Partylist Watch has a similar claim that the 4Ps Partylist is "credit grabbing" with its name choice.<ref name=partylistwatch/>

The 4Ps Party-list denied these claims and has maintained that does not claim association with the DSWD's 4Ps program and that no entity has exclusive legal rights to the 4Ps acronym. It also justifies itself, stating that the acronym 4Ps is also used in marketing and research.<ref name=completelydifferent/>

Responding to reports that the Commission on Election is planning to ban groups running under a name which shares government aid programs and television series after the conclusion of the 2025 election, the 4Ps Partylist repeated its reasoning that 4Ps was a marketing term both adopted by the DSWD and itself.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bordey |first1=Hana |title=4Ps, FPJ Panday Bayanihan air side amid Comelec ban on ayuda, teleserye partylist names |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/946678/4ps-fpj-panday-bayanihan-air-side-amid-comelec-ban-on-ayuda-teleserye-partylist-names/story/ |access-date=15 June 2025 |work=GMA News |date=19 May 2025 |language=en}}</ref>

== Electoral results == {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |-{{nowrap}} ! Election ! Votes ! % ! Secured Seats ! Party-List Seats ! Congress ! 1st Representatives ! 2nd Representatives ! Ref. |-{{nowrap}} ! 2022 | 848,237 | 2.30% | {{Composition bar|2|3|hex=#0000FF}} | 63 | <small>19th Congress</small><br />2022&ndash;2025 | Marcelino Libanan | Jonathan Clement Abalos | <ref name=":0" /> |-{{nowrap}} ! 2025 | 1,469,571 | 3.50% | {{Composition bar|2|3|hex=#0000FF}} | 63 | <small>20th Congress</small><br />2025&ndash;2028 | Marcelino Libanan | Jonathan Clement Abalos | |- | colspan="10" | <small>Note: A party-list group, can win a maximum of three seats in the House of Representatives.</small> |}

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== External links == * {{cite web |title=Republic Act No. 11310 |url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/downloads/2019/04apr/20190417-RA-11310-RRD.pdf |website=Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines |access-date=27 May 2022 |date=23 July 2018}}

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