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DSWD rolls out aid to families in areas under granular lockdown
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has released guidelines for its Bayanihan 2 Emergency Subsidy Program (ESP), providing financial aid to low-income families in areas under granular lockdowns.
Eligible families can receive a one-time emergency cash subsidy ranging from P5,000 to P8,000, irrespective of the duration or frequency of lockdown periods in their locality.
This program, funded by Bayanihan 2 which took effect on September 13, 2020, has an allocated budget of P6 billion for DSWD programs.
DSWD Secretary Rolando Bautista clarified that Bayanihan 2's ESP should not be considered a continuation or successor to the previous Social Amelioration Program (SAP) under Bayanihan 1.
Target beneficiaries include low-income families residing in areas under granular lockdowns, qualified families who did not receive SAP 1 and 2 subsidies, and low-income recently returned Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) residing in granular lockdown areas.
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