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Navotas mayor Tiangco explains reasons for delay in SAP distribution
Navotas Mayor Toby Tiangco expressed frustration over the delays in the distribution of the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) cash aid, citing tedious requirements from the DSWD and slow response from the DepEd.
Tiangco explained that initial delays were caused by the DSWD's instructions to remove certain groups from the beneficiary list, such as 4Ps members, LTFRB aid recipients, and pensioners, without providing a readily usable list of pensioners.
He also mentioned the difficulty in obtaining a master list of poor households from the DSWD without signing a memorandum of agreement, which he found to be unnecessary bureaucracy.
Furthermore, the DepEd initially prohibited the use of schools as venues for distribution, which are necessary to implement social distancing measures, forcing Tiangco to appeal for permission that was only granted later.
Tiangco stated that it would be easier to distribute the aid quickly if screening was not required, but he prefers to be accountable for slow distribution rather than for including unqualified recipients.
The DILG had previously warned that LGUs failing to complete SAP distribution by the April 30 deadline may face sanctions.
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