Dozens of people flocked to the office of the DSWD-NCR in Manila to apply for the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) on Friday. This, despite DSWD officials saying that there was no such application and similar activity scheduled for the day.
This, despite DSWD officials saying that there was no such application and similar activity scheduled for the day.
A report by Darlene Cay on Unang Balita on Friday said some of those who went to the DSWD-NCR office have been staying there since Thursday. When she went to the DSWD-NCR, however, she was told that the office is not accepting applications and was asked to go home, the Unang Balita report said.DSWD officer-in-charge Undersecretary Edu Punay was quoted as saying in the report that based on their initial investigation, a vehicle brought some of the people to the office.
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