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(Eagle News) — Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno said that financial aid or “ayudas” linked to the COVID-19 pandemic such as the Bayanihan 1 and 2 “should cease as normalization is achieved and given the continuous recovery of the economy. Instead, Diokno said that the Philippine government should prioritize existing social protection programs such as those for senior citizens and welfare grants for poor families. “Public finances are finite. They have to be allocated judiciously […]
(Eagle News) — Over P4 billion worth of cash assistance was distributed to eligible beneficiaries affected by the enhanced community quarantine in Metro Manila, the Department of the Interior and Local Government said. According to the DILG, the P4.5 billion given out was of the total P11.2 billion released by the national government to the cities and lone municipality in the National Capital Region. That represents 40.57 percent of the total ayuda allocated for the […]
But Pres. Duterte directs DILG, DSWD to directly handle release of funds to indigents in one LGU after seeing chaos in vaccination before ECQ in city which he did not name (Eagle News) — Malacanang said that funds for the low-income families and individuals that will be affected by the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila are ready for distribution tomorrow, Wednesday, Aug. 11. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that the P10.894-billion are […]
Period may be extended upon LGU request (Eagle News) — Local government units are given 15 calendar days to manage the distribution of financial assistance to eligible individuals for the duration of the enhanced community quarantine in Metro Manila but the period may be extended upon request of the LGU. This is based on Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) No. 3, s. 2021 for the release and distribution of ayuda in the National Capital Region recently approved […]
(Eagle News) — The payout of cash assistance by local government units to affected low-income residents affected by the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila has been “generally peaceful,” according to the monitoring of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). DSWD spokesperson Dir. Irene Dumlao said that the distribution of cash assistance started on Wednesday, April 7, and has been generally orderly and peaceful. She said that based on the DSWD’s […]
