Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, December 7) — The Office of the Vice President (OVP) cautioned the public against paying for application forms for social services, stressing that these documents are free.
“The OVP has been receiving reports from several individuals on the sale of public assistance application forms which are used to document client profiles applying for Medical and Burial Assistance Program (MABP),” the OVP said in a statement.
The medical and burial assistance is among the social services offered by the OVP. It has been the most requested — with nearly 20,000 indigent Filipinos benefitting from the program as of Dec. 2.
The amount of aid released has so far reached ₱179,591,068.67, the OVP said.
It added that the free application forms are available in its central office in Mandaluyong City and in seven OVP satellite offices across the country.
