The social welfare department asks city governments to shoulder the subsidies for families not included in its list. Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto says the city government is working to provide for families excluded from DSWD’s list. Full story:
and that the department would coordinate with economic managers to sort out budgeting matters. This was not mentioned in the Wednesday statement.Bayanihan to Heal as One Act
In its appeal on Wednesday, the DSWD also asked the public to understand that the ESP prioritized the poorest who need help the most to"survive" the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. "The poor informal sector members of society have nothing, are not educated, have undernourished members, have no opportunities, and were born on the other side of the tracks, so to speak. Some of them are trying to get out of that bondage. Let’s help them survive this crisis," the DSWD added.
As of 8 pm on April 14, the DSWD disclosed that it had transferred P57.8 billion of its P200-billion ESP funds to LGUs. At least P12.4 billion of this was transmitted to Metro Manila LGUs." in the implementation of the ESP. Local officials had raised issues about the program, including the mismatch between the number of people eligible for the subsidy and the number approved by the government.
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