As the Republic Act (RA) No. 11469 or the “Bayanihan to Heal as One” Act has been recently signed by the President, the whole country awaits its funding for implementation. This will cover the primary needs of almost 18 million low-income households under the so-called Social Amelioration Program of DSWD in response to COVID-19.
A few days back, Speaker Cayetano shared his thoughts on how this cash assistance should be distributed to each low-income household. Part of his suggestion is to do the house-to-house distribution for transparency and to avoid mass gathering. However, those who belong to the Conditional Cash Transfer shall claim it through their regular pay-out scheme.
Below is the complete announcement from the official Facebook Page of the Department of Budget and Management:
[DBM releases P100B for Social Amelioration Programs of DSWD in response to COVID-19]
Pursuant to Republic Act (RA) No. 11469 or the “Bayanihan to Heal as One” Act, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) released P100-billion to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to cover the funding requirements for the social amelioration programs to mitigate the impact of the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Specifically, the released amount shall be used for the Protective Services for Individuals and Families in Especially Difficult Circumstances or Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations and shall be extended to the target low-income household beneficiaries in the form of cash. Said amount will be augmented once the same is liquidated and/or reported to be deficient.
To streamline and harmonize the various social amelioration programs of the Government, Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) No. 1, series of 2020 or the Special Guidelines on the Provision of Special Amelioration Measures to the Most Affected Residents of the Areas under Enhanced Community Quarantine, was crafted and released by the DBM, DSWD, Department of Agriculture, Department of Finance, Department of Labor and Employment, Department of Trade and Industry, and Department of Interior and Local Government.
The released amount is expected to cover the first month requirements of the Social Amelioration Program that will cover almost 18 million Filipino households who have been identified to be mostly vulnerable to the economic shocks brought by the COVID-19 situation.
Source: DBM
DBM releases P100B for the low-income households
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