'Gagastos tayo para sa Pilipino,' says President Rodrigo Duterte. COVID19PH
The government, through the Department of Social Welfare and Development, is distributing some P275 billion in aid to 18 million poor households badly hit by the lockdown put in place to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
The funding requirement for the program is huge, considering cash will need to be distributed immediately. While 18 million families are allocated for, many local government units in Metro Manila – the country’s most populated region – urged the national government toof beneficiaries eligible for the cash aid to low-income households.
This came after the DSWD and Department of Finance initially provided a target number of beneficiaries, but later reduced the number of families to be included. Aid is urgently needed by low-income families who are unable to work and earn money to purchase food.Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III earlier stressed funds should be spent judiciously with priority given to the country’s poorest families, small and medium enterprises, and companies supported by buyers.
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