Emergency Subsidy Program News Today

The Department of Social Welfare and Development debunks the claim that it will provide thousands of pesos worth of aid to poor families in every barangay for two months

(File photo) MANILA - As the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) andemic took a toll on economies and greatly displaced many industries and workers, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has achieved significant accomplishments in assisting local and overseas workers in coping with the challenges of the new normal. Citing the latest DOLE data released on Monday, Secretary Silvestre Bello IIII said the agency has further intensified the implementation of its three major social amelioratio...

COA flags Mandaue City for release of P34.9M SAP to ineligible beneficiaries Jul 19, 2021 9:40 AM PHT John Sitchon The Commission on Audit (COA) has flagged Mandaue City for its P34.9M-worth of Social Amelioration Program (SAP) disbursements to 5,827 ineligible beneficiaries. “Distribution of Emergency Subsidy Program (ESP) through Social Amelioration Program to the barangays totaling P334,650,000.00 includes payment to 5,827 ineligible beneficiaries amounting to P34,962,000.00 contrary to th...

Published June 26, 2021, 4:52 PM CEBU CITY – Despite being ineligible, more than 6,000 individuals in Cebu received financial assistance as part of the government’s Social Amelioration Program (SAP), latest annual report by the Commission on Audit (COA) showed. COA has asked the concerned local government units (LGU) to issue demand letters for the return of at least P38.79 million that were given to the ineligible beneficiaries. State auditors also asked concerned officials to “submit a...

Published April 17, 2021, 11:27 AM Maintains LGUs have final say on ECQ ‘ayuda’ list The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) clarified Saturday, April 17, that the list of Emergency Subsidy Program (ESP) beneficiaries  it provided to the local government units (LGUs) only contained the names of the head of the low-income families. MANILA BULLETIN FILE The DSWD made clarification after Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos on Friday night, A...

Published April 16, 2021, 10:51 PM The local government units (LGUs) have disbursed more than P6.7 billion worth of financial aid to over 6.7 million  low-income earners affected by the imposition of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in the National Capital Region (NCR)-plus,  DSWD spokesperson Irene Dumlao said as of 6 p.m., April 16, the total supplemental aid disbursed amounted to more P6.7 billion, quoting the monitoring report provided by the Department of Interior and Local Govern...

Published March 13, 2021, 5:39 PM If Congress decides to pass a new law providing additional emergency cash subsidy to poor families from areas affected by the surging cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will not think twice to implement it. (DSWD / MANILA BULLETIN) DSWD Spokesperson Irene Dumlao said the agency is ready to implement any social amelioration measures, which will be passed by the legislative branch of the government. �...

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) (MANILA BULLETIN) The DSWD said the national government’s implementation of the Emergency Subsidy Program (ESP) under Republic Act No. 11494 or the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act has benefited around 505, 669 beneficiaries. A total of 74, 660 families come from areas under granular lockdown and received P394.7-million worth of cash aid. Around 431, 0009 poor families considered as “additional beneficiaries” also received their cash sub...

MANILA BULLETIN FILE The DSWD said it has served 476,736 family-beneficiaries as provided for by  Republic Act No. 11494 or the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act, as of 8 p.m., January 24.  The disbursed cash subsidies amounted to P2.98 billion, based on its latest report on the status of the DSWD’s ESP implementation under RA No. 11494. Majority of the served beneficiaries are “additional beneficiaries” or those who did not receive Social Amelioration Program (SAP) cash aid  as provided...

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has distributed over P2.6 billion in cash subsidies to more than 420,000 poor families under Bayanihan 2.