Manila Bulletin
Account for aid funds or lose chance to get more, LGUs warned
Local government units (LGUs) distributing cash aid to ineligible beneficiaries risk having future fund transfers withheld.
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles warned that LGUs must liquidate all distributed social amelioration funds before they can receive a second tranche.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will validate if cash subsidies were given to qualified beneficiaries, with ineligible recipients requiring reimbursement by the concerned LGU.
LGUs that provide aid to ineligible beneficiaries will be held accountable, and officials may face criminal, civil, or administrative liabilities.
Families found to have received aid despite being ineligible will be blacklisted or disqualified from the program.
A grievance redress mechanism has been established by the DSWD to address public complaints regarding the implementation of the Social Amelioration Program (SAP).
The government has also spent P507.8 million in livelihood assistance for over 120,000 displaced informal sector workers through programs by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).
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