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(File photo) MANILA - A lawmaker on Monday recommended the increase in cash aid for beneficiaries of the government's Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) from PHP2,000 to PHP3,000 due to inflation and the effects of the ongoing pandemic. In his privilege speech during plenary session, Northern Samar Representative Paul Daza also called for the monthly release of the payouts instead of every two months. "Prices had been going up. It's unfortunate that all countries are affected by the pandemic and then, recently, the war in Ukraine. More than ever, our poor needs better social safety nets," Daza said. He also stressed that there should be due diligence in the delisting of 1.3 million families from the 4Ps, seeing the likely need to even add more in the list. "Any delisting must go through a process of reassessment and social case management as set forth in the law," he said. "I agree that it's about time we do a thorough cleansing of the list.