President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday reiterated his warning to local officials against mishandling the cash relief granted by the national government to the poor.
President Rodrigo Duterte criticized the delay in the distribution of financial assistance for citizens, urging government agencies and local government units (LGUs) to “simplify” the process of releasing cash aid.
Senator Leila De Lima is taking President Rodrigo Duterte to task over the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) P10-billion savings due to the reduction in beneficiaries of the Social Amelioration Program’s (SAP) second tranche.
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon urged the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Sunday (September 27) not to be tight-fisted in giving financial aid to low income families affected by the COVID-19 crisis under the Social Amelioration Program (SAP).
Sen. Panfilo Lacson scored Wednesday the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s prioritization of “savings” over helping those who need subsidies from the government’s Social Amelioration Program.
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rolando Joselito Bautista thanked on Tuesday officials of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG), Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), and the Philippine National Police (PNP) for identifying barangay officials involved in social amelioration program (SAP) anomalies.
Malacañang on Monday gave the Department of Social Welfare Development a passing grade in its distribution of the second tranche of the government’s Social Amelioration Program to assist coronavirus-affected families.
President Rodrigo Duterte reveals that he is all for locking down the country’s urban centers as demanded by doctors, nurses and other frontliners who are overwhelmed by the surge in COVID cases.
Albay Rep. Joey Salceda has called on the economic managers to “give the green light” on the third tranche of the social amelioration program (SAP), reasoning that “communities are on the brink of being completely pauperized.”
Bilisan ang execution! Sen. Win Gatchalian says Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) ‘underperforming in Social Amelioration Program (SAP) distribution.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Thursday said it is targeting to complete the distribution of the second tranche of cash aid under the government’s social amelioration program (SAP) by the end of July.
An official of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Tuesday said the distribution of the second tranche of cash aid under the government’s social amelioration program (SAP) could be completed within a week once the full list of beneficiaries is submitted by local government units (LGUs).
Special Envoy to China Mon Tulfo claimed “money changed hands” either at the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) or Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) that led to the selection of only three mobile payment platforms for the distribution of the second tranche of the Social Amelioration Program (SAP).
Nine House leaders led by Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano have flagged four kinks in the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)’s implementation of the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) that were believed responsible for the inordinate delay in the release of emergency cash to 18 million poor families.
House leaders led by Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano on Tuesday said they filed House Resolution 973 to inquire about “the confusion and delays” in the cash distribution under the social amelioration program (SAP) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to families affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is planning to tap public utility jeepneys (PUJs) which are not allowed to operate under general community quarantine for delivery services, Malacañang said on Tuesday.
It seems that House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano and his confidantes are not giving up on the multi-billion infrastructure programs that were either red-flagged by the Department of Budget and Management or realigned to the government’s COVID-19 response.
The distribution of the second tranche of the government’s cash aid under the Social Amelioration Program will continue even if the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act expires this month, according to Malacañang.
Indigent families residing in areas placed under the general community quarantine (GCQ) and modified GCQ (MGCQ) will no longer receive the emergency subsidies under the national government’s social amelioration program (SAP), Malacañang said on Saturday.
Malacañang on Friday defended the government’s move to relax further the quarantine measures in Metro Manila even the country recorded its highest number of coronavirus (Covid-19) cases in a single day at 539 yesterday.
Cainta Mayor Kit Nieto sold 3 pairs of shoes for 30 days from his personal collection. Proceeds were given to his constituents.
Sen. Cynthia Villar has apologized for saying the middle class are not entitled to government assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic. The billoinare stressed she is sensitive to the plight of the middle income sector.
Barangay officials will still assist in the distribution of cash assistance to poor families affected by the coronavirus lockdown, according to Malacañang.
The chairman of the House committee on public accounts is calling for “deeper cuts” in this year’s P4.1-trillion national budget to raise funds for Covid-19 response measures and the social amelioration program (SAP).
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