An initial 48,000 students benefited from the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s educational aid amounting to P141 million, DSWD Secretary Erwin Tulfo said Sunday. READ:
Meanwhile, Tulfo said he and Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos will sign an agreement Monday for the smooth and orderly release of payouts to qualified student beneficiaries.
Tulfo also said recipients of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program are no longer qualified for the educational cash assistance. In the wake of the chaos on Saturday, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. sought the orderly and immediate distribution of financial assistance to indigent students. She cited the overcrowding of beneficiaries in the agency’s central and regional offices, saying a stampede in Zamboanga two days before the start of classes was alarming, indicating that “there is an obvious and urgent need for aid for Filipino students and families.”
A child rights group urged Tulfo to take accountability for the chaotic and disorganized distribution of cash aids for students seeking educational assistance two days before the opening of classes.
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