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Malaya: 43 mayors told to explain delay in SAP distribution
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) will issue show cause orders to 43 mayors nationwide for their alleged poor performance in distributing the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) cash aid.
These mayors had an accomplishment rate of 79% and below as of the May 10 deadline, failing to distribute aid to the remaining 3% of targeted family beneficiaries.
Secretary Eduardo Año stated that 11 of these mayors are in Western Visayas, eight in MIMAROPA, five in Central Visayas, and four in the Davao Region, with four in the National Capital Region.
The mayors will be required to explain their failure despite two deadline extensions.
If their reports do not satisfy the DILG, administrative complaints may be filed against them, potentially leading to suspension or dismissal.
Issues of corruption are being handled separately by the Philippine National Police Criminal Investigation and Detection Group.
The government rolled out the emergency subsidy program to aid millions of Filipinos disenfranchised by the coronavirus lockdown.
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