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Households left out in cash aid distribution to be given assistance, says Año
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.
DILG Secretary Eduardo Año stated that these qualified but excluded families will be prioritized in the second wave of SAP cash aid distribution.
The list of excluded families must be submitted to the DILG and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for validation.
Año warned barangay officials against any anomalies in the distribution of the second tranche, noting that criminal charges have already been filed against 23 barangay officials for distribution irregularities.
Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto urged the government to release the remaining P100 billion allocation for the SAP, emphasizing that the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act mandated a two-month emergency subsidy for low-income households.
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