8.5K students in Bicol get P23.2-M educational aid
LEGAZPI CITY - An additional 8,585 students in the Bicol region have received the educational cash assistance from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) over the weekend. In an advisory on Monday, the agency said it distributed some PHP23.2 million worth of cash aid under the agency's Assistance for Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) during the second payout last Saturday. DSWD-Bicol distributed PHP3.7 million to 1,059 students in Albay province; Sorsogon - PHP7.3 million to 2,636 students; Masbate - PHP4 million to 1,535 students; Catanduanes - PHP1.5 million to 455 ...