Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 13) — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) says it will look at claims from people who claim they should be included in the government’s cash aid program.
DSWD Spokesperson Irene Dumlao said Monday, individuals could file an appeal which would be submitted to the authorities.
“Ang atin pong mga kababayan na palagay nila sila ay eligible, maaari po silang mag-apela sa kanilang mga local social welfare and development offices, at ang mga LSWDOs naman po ay magsusumite ng listahan sa ating field offices. Our field offices will validate the list of eligible beneficiaries outside the target number or the indicative number of target beneficiaries. Iva-validate po ito ng DSWD at ibabahagi po sa ating mga economic managers upang mapag-aralan at mapagplanuhan,” she said.
[Translation: Our countrymen who bnelieve they are eligible may file an appeal at their their local social welfare and development offices, and the LSWDOs can submit these to field offices. Field offices will validate the list of eligible beneficiaries outside the target number or the indicative number of target beneficiaries. This will then be given to economic managers to study and plan for.]
Dumalo said this process was created specifically to address concerns regarding the social amelioration program (SAP).
Speaking to CNN Philippines earlier, DSWD Undersecretary Camilo Gudmalin said they have given aid to 3.8 families as of April 12.
“At sa reports na aming natanggap, mga schedule ng payouts ng mga local government units, from April 13 to April 18, nagtatarget tayo na makaabot sa pagbayad ng mga 9 million families,” he said.
[Translation: From the reports we’ve received, the schedule of the payouts of the local government units, from April 13 to April 18, we are targeting to reach 9 million families.]
This number, he added, was in addition to the 3.8 million families who already received cash aid.
“Yung kulang, tinataya natin na matapos, mabigay lahat ng subsidy sa the following week, covering the days of April 20 to 25. So ang aming pagtataya na bago matapos ng buwan ng Abril, mabibigay na nating lahat yung ating social amelioration subsidies sa 18 million families,” Gudmalin said.
[Translation: The remaing, we are looking to finish, to give the subsidy, by the following week covering the days of April 20 to 25. By our estimates, before April ends, we will be able to give all the social amelioration subsidies to all of the 18 million families.]
RELATED: Around 77,000 more families receive COVID-19 cash aid
