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Published April 12, 2021, 11:58 AM Wrong address, wrong beneficiaries. What if you line up to get cash assistance from the government and you find out that you’re suddenly listed with people you don’t know? Jellainie Salvacion This was what happened to Jellainie Salvacion from Barangay 51, in Pasay City. In a Facebook post, she showed a photo of a certification from the barangay which included an address and supposed names of her beneficiaries. However, listed as her beneficiaries were a family of three whom she does not know. Aside from that, she said that the address written down was wr...

Vice President Leni Robredo (Jansen Romero / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In her weekly radio show with broadcaster Ely Saludar, Robredo was reacting to reports that LGUs are having a hard time distributing the P1,000 to P4,000 cash assistance to impoverished households under the National Capital Region Plus (NCR Plus) bubble, which includes the provinces of Bulacan, Cavite, Rizal, and Laguna.  Some beneficiaries said they have to wait in line for hours to receive their “ayuda.” “Per LGU, iba-iba ang experience pero, Ka Ely, parang di na tayo natututo. Di na tayo natututo paano aayusin...

(MANDALUYONG CITY PIO / MANILA BULLETIN) In a letter to Mayor Menchie Abalos on April 10, the CSWD explained that some of the individuals in the master list did not have information on the number of members in their household, hence, they were automatically placed by the computer system in the list of individuals who will receive P1,000 only. According to the Joint Memorandum Circular No. 1, S-2021 and EO 34, S-2021 from the national government, beneficiaries of the ECQ cash assistance must receive the following amount depending on how many individuals are there in a family: 1 individual per ...

Published April 10, 2021, 6:01 PM The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reminded Saturday, April 10, the local government units (LGUs) to set up their own Grievance and Appeals Committee to immediately address the complaints coming from their constituents regarding the distribution of the one-time financial assistance in the National Capital Region (NCR)-plus.  Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) (MANILA BULLETIN) DSWD Spokesperson Irene Dumlao said under the  Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) No. 1 series of 2021, the local chief executives were tasked to is...

SunStar + April 09, 2021 A TOTAL of 18,547 women in Central Visayas received seed capital fund through referrals and the Livelihood Assistance Grant (LAG) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 7 in 2020. Riza Patindol, Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) regional project coordinator, said majority or some 9,963 of the women beneficiaries came from Cebu, followed by Negros Oriental at 5,051; Bohol-2,774, and Siquijor at 759. As of 2020, a total fund of P151,797,075.40 was disbursed to the beneficiaries of the program in 2020. "The beneficiary should come from...