Manila Bulletin
Group urges gov’t to continue SAP during GCQ
Low-income families in areas under general community quarantine (GCQ) who received the first wave of cash aid will no longer get a second tranche, according to the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG).
DILG Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya clarified that this policy applies even if not all workplaces in GCQ areas have reopened.
However, eligible beneficiaries in GCQ areas who were excluded from the first payout will still receive financial assistance.
President Rodrigo Duterte approved aid for an additional 5 million Filipinos who missed out on the first tranche, regardless of their community quarantine status.
Malaya noted that 96 percent of qualified beneficiaries have received their SAP cash grants, with some local government units (LGUs) experiencing slow distribution.
LGUs that failed to meet the May 10 distribution deadline will face show-cause orders from DILG Secretary Eduardo Año.
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Families in general community quarantine (GCQ) areas will receive aid from the second tranche of the social amelioration program (SAP) once a funding source is identified.
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Senate President Vicente Sotto III welcomed the government's plan to continue providing emergency subsidies to indigent families in general community quarantine (GCQ) areas.
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The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has set May 21 as the deadline for local government units (LGUs) to submit names of approximately five million households excluded from the first tranche of the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) cash aid.
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As of May 8, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reported that over 14.8 million beneficiaries, or 82.5% of the 18 million targeted low-income families, have received the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) subsidy.
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The DSWD is awaiting a written directive from President Duterte before distributing the second tranche of the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) cash aid.
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