MANILA -- About 9.8 million beneficiaries under the major social protection programs of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) can now receive government subsidies in a timely, safe and convenient manner, as the Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) continues to ramp up the distribution of cash cards across the country.

As of 31 March 2022, the state-run Bank has provided LANDBANK Cash Cards to 4.4 million Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) beneficiaries and 5.4 million Unconditional Cash Transfer (UCT) beneficiaries covering the Department’s Social Pension and Listahanan beneficiaries.

“On top of ensuring the timely and safe disbursement of government subsidies to the country’s most vulnerable sectors, the distribution of LANDBANK Cash Cards advances our efforts to bring more Filipinos into the formal banking system. This forms part of LANDBANK’s contribution to the National Government’s inclusive and sustainable development agenda,” said LANDBANK President and CEO Cecilia C. Borromeo.

CCT and UCT beneficiaries can use the LANDBANK Cash Cards to withdraw from LANDBANK Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) and Agent Banking Partners (ABPs) nationwide, as well as make cashless purchases in groceries and drugstores, among others.

The LANDBANK Cash Cards were recently upgraded into transaction accounts to provide beneficiaries with wider access to an array of banking services, including cash card loading via LANDBANK branches, fund transfers through the LANDBANK Mobile Banking App, and cash-in via LANDBANK Cash Deposit Machines.

In 2021, the Bank disbursed a total of P133.61 billion in cash grants to more than seven million CCT and UCT beneficiaries nationwide.

LANDBANK remains steadfast in the fulfillment of its expanded mandate as the delivery arm for the National Government’s social protection initiatives, in line with servicing the country’s underserved and marginalized sectors. (LANDBANK)