Three weeks into the government's emergency subsidy program, around 75% of qualified families nationwide are still waiting to receive aid. Read more in this in-depth piece: COVID19PH
As of April 19, the DSWD said more than P22 billion has been released to 4.7 million beneficiaries of the ESP. This translates to only 26% receiving aid, even as the DSWD disclosed that the agency has already downloaded P74.5 billion to local government units .'Pinagpasa-pasahan lang kami'
DSWD told Rappler it is investigating the incident with the hotlines. The agency also said that any local officials caughtOn the same day Lorna said the officials came by, DSWD spokesperson Irene Dumlao announced that the agency discourages dividing the subsidies, since the amount per region was determined to be what a family needs to get by for a month. Instead of sharing, families who were not included in the LGU's listLorna said their barangay captain is nowhere to be found.
In an April 20 press conference, the DSWD was asked to comment on a suggestion that the agency’s personnel should themselves do the legwork for the program to reduce instances ofWalang manpower ang aming ahensya para gawin ito, kaya humingi kami ng tulong sa DILG at LGUs na tumulong sa pag-distribute ng ganitong subsidyRappler reached out to Tugon sa Bayan for the status of the legal aid for Lorna, but they have not responded as of posting.
On the day President Rodrigo Duterte announced the Luzon-wide lockdown, Jay-j was able to rush out of Metro Manila before checkpoints became strict. The household of 7 had collective savings of P15,000, but Jay-j had to spend P6,000 for his mother’s chemotherapy.VIDEO CALL. Jay-j along with his children video chat with his mother and brother, who live in Metro Manila. Photo courtesy of Jay-j
“In hindsight, the amount was fairly small – P3,000. What touched me to my core was how he split the money I remitted to him and bought for families in his community; he could’ve kept the money for him and his family. So I thought that while the community’s waiting for government aid, maybe we can help them first,” said Alex.
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