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DBM says P22.9-B funding came from various Bureau of Treasury certified sources (Eagle News) – At least 22.9 million individuals affected by the “lockdown” measures under the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) protocol in Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna and Rizal will be given assistance in kind to ease their difficulties at this critical stage of the pandemic. This was after President Rodrigo Duterte signed the Supplemental Amelioration Program (SAP) proposed by the Department of […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte read the names of 89 barangay captains who have been preventively suspended due to anomalies in their distribution of social amelioration funds to those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Duterte said that he had already issued a warning to the barangay captains early on — that they should not touch the funds meant to help poor Filipinos amid the pandemic. “Now, ito suspendido muna for six months then […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippine government has started distribution of free high quality reusable face masks to vulnerable sectors of the community in a kick-off ceremony in Rizal province on Wednesday, July 12. The launching of the Community Distribution of Face Masks is in line with President Rodrigo Duterte’s pledge to distribute free washable face masks to Filipinos, said Department of Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon Lopez. The target is to give at least […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of the Interior and Local Government has ordered the deployment of policemen to remittance centers as the distribution of the second tranche of financial assistance from the Social Amelioration Program wraps up. Interior spokesperson Jonathan Malaya said Interior Secretary Eduardo Año gave the order to Joint Task Force COVID Shield chief Police Lieutenant General Guillermo Eleazar amid reports from field offices there were long lines in some remittance centers. “We advise them […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, July 27, called on Congress to pass the proposed Bayanihan to Recover As One Act. The President made the call in his fifth State of the Nation Address, as he thanked Congress for passing the Bayanihan We Heal as One Act at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Bayanihan We Heal as One Act, also known as the first Bayanihan law, granted President Duterte additional powers […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine National Police will assist in the distribution of the second tranche of cash aid under the Social Amelioration Program. In a statement, PNP Chief Archie Gamboa said the PNP will provide “security and safety services” to the Department of Social Welfare and Development and local government units. “I ordered Police Regional Offices and concerned PNP units to give full support in terms of technical, administrative and logistical assistance to facilitate the orderly […]
(Eagle News) — Local government units have until Thursday, May 28, to liquidate and submit their encoded list of beneficiaries of the second tranche of the Social Amelioration Program. According to Interior Undersecretary and Spokesperson Jonathan Malaya, the deadline was given by Interior Secretary Eduardo Año himself. “Only then can we proceed with the second tranche,” Malaya said, noting that only 472 out of 1634 LGUs have submitted their lists to the Department of Social […]
(Eagle News)–The number of barangay officials facing criminal charges for alleged irregularities in the distribution of cash aid under the Social Amelioration Program has reached 134. In a statement, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said the number represents a 320% increase from last week when 42 barangay officials were charged by the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group. Año said the police would file nine more cases in the next few days, and that 318 […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Saturday, May 23, directed the Inter-Agency Task Force for Emerging Infectious Diseases to include an additional five million households as beneficiaries of the second tranche of cash aid under the Social Amelioration Program. The directive was contained in a memorandum signed by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, dated May 22. According to the Palace, the five million eligible households would be added to the 12 million beneficiaries under the Assistance to Individuals […]
Families left out due to limited funds to receive cash aid from local gov’t (Eagle News)–The Quezon City government has completed the distribution of the national government’s Social Amelioration Program to qualified families, city administrator Michael Alimurung said. According to Alimurung, a total of P3.02 billion were distributed to 377,584 families. He said some P23.5 million have been returned by residents who already received financial assistance from the Social Security System, Department of Labor and […]
(Eagle News) — Members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police, and not local government units, will distribute the second tranche of the cash aid for families amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Social Welfare Secretary Rolando Bautista made the announcement in a televised briefing in the Palace on Tuesday, May 19, as he revealed digital payments would also be availed of. “Ine-expect natin na since merong mga remittance centers, may mga […]
(Eagle News) — Twenty-three barangay officials are facing criminal complaints over irregularities in the distribution of cash aid under the Social Amelioration Program, the Department of the Interior and Local Government said. In a statement, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said apart from the 23 who have been charged for violation of Republic Act 3019 or the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act and RA 11469 or the Bayanihan to Heal As One Act, four more complaints […]
