DSWD: PHP649M educational aid distributed to 257K indigent students
As of Monday, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has provided educational assistance to 257,285 indigent students nationwide.
The DSWD has released PHP649 million to beneficiaries after three Saturdays of distribution and still has PHP900 million remaining for future distributions until September 24.
Most beneficiaries are college or vocational course students at 85,000, followed by elementary (79,000), high school (56,000), and senior high school (36,000) students.
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