CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY-The Department of Social Welfare and Development in the Northern Mindanao region (DSWD-10) was able to distribute a total of PHP102,696,000 worth of educational assistance to qualified students. In an interview on Sunday, Roshiel Galia, DSWD-10 Information Officer, said this was the data tallied from the six Saturdays of distribution from Aug. 20 to Sept. 24, with total beneficiaries of35,849. Galia said the educational assistance was placed under theAssistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) which is a regular program of DSWD. "Sec. (Erwin) Tulfo (during his term) has mainstreamed the program into massive payouts on Saturdays," she said. Galia said the first wave of payouts ended on Sept. 24 based on the allocated budget for the Northern Mindanao region, but they will resume the distribution as soon as their national office releases a new announcement for another batch. During Saturday's distribution, social workers in the city alone were ab