The Philippine government should coordinate with local authorities after chaos marred its aid payout to poor students, experts said at the weekend, amid spiraling oil and food prices. READ:
The government has not learned from its experiences during the coronavirus pandemic, Maria Ela L. Atienza, a political science professor at the University of the Philippines, said in a Viber message. “No clear lessons have been learned from it and previous crisis situations.”
The Social Welfare department admitted failing to coordinate with local governments for the cash aid distribution. Social Welfare Secretary Erwin T. Tulfo apologized for the mess at the weekend. He told a news briefing he wanted his agency to directly give the money and avoid selective aid. In Zamboanga City, about 5,000 people showed up in front of a school where the aid was distributed, causing a stampede that hurt 29 people.
“Public services require the coordination and cooperation of the National Government and local government units,” policy analyst Michael Henry Ll. Yusingco said in a Facebook Messenger chat. In Dagupan City, Mayor Belen T. Fernandez offered to provide the local government’s list of poor households. She also offered the city’s plaza for the distribution.
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