CDNTopStories: The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has already made a commitment to release P823 million to fund the implementation of the Social Amelioration Program in Cebu City.
Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella.| CDND File Photo
But Mayor Edgardo Labella said that the allocation that will go to 122, 000 low-income households is not enough. He said that even renters, boarders, sharers who were left stranded in the city deserve government help. On Tuesday, council members already gave Labella the authority to enter into MOA with DSWD to facilitate the release of the P823 million allocation to the city.In today’s meeting, Ong raised a concern that the DSWD allocation will never be enough for the city’s poor residents.,” said the mayor.
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