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1M families receive DSWD cash aid in Bicol
Around 64.5 percent of the 18 million households targeted for the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) have received cash aid, according to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).
The DSWD has disbursed PHP62.8 billion from the PHP100 billion total fund allocated for the second tranche of the SAP.
In Bicol, over one million families received SAP cash benefits, with 1,087,787 out of 1,146,914 families served.
For non-Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries in Bicol, 99.21 percent received aid, while 86.29 percent of 4Ps beneficiaries were given cash assistance.
The DSWD disbursed PHP16.7 billion to 3,806,516 4Ps beneficiaries nationwide via cash cards as of May 2.
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