The Department of Social Welfare and Development in the region has published the list of beneficiaries with unclaimed subsidy from the Social Amelioration Program for payout. These beneficiaries were part of the list endorsed with certificate of eligibility by the Local Government Units that were ‘no-show’ during the payouts of SAP second tranche and waitlisted continue reading : DSWD-7 releases list of SAP beneficiaries with unclaimed ES for payout

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Central Visayas started implementing the Emergency Subsidy Program (ESP) under the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act or the Republic Act No. 11494 as the agency’s response and recovery intervention to the COVID-19 pandemic. The target beneficiaries under ESP are the following: affected low-income families in continue reading : DSWD-7 implements ESP under Bayanihan 2

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VII has already served 411,028 low-income families in Cebu for the second tranche of Social Amelioration Program (SAP). The total amount paid amounted to Php 2,466,168,000.00, as of October 7, 2020. Out of the 411,028 SAP beneficiaries in Cebu, 336,416 beneficiaries were paid through partner continue reading : 411T low-income families receive SAP 2

With the new hype during this community quarantine period, a growing community of plantitos and plantitas showing their interest and love for plants and succulents online has surfaced new business ideas. A single mother of two children from Minglanilla, Cebu, Aunette Huerte, started a new means of income by propagating succulents at home and selling continue reading : SAP sparks new business venture

In the emerald green water in Barangay Bojo, one of the fifteen barangays in the fishing village of Aloguinsan, an eco-tourism attraction called Bojo River Cruise has piqued the curiosity of tourists. The 1.4-kilometer river plays host to a 3-hour river cruise package aboard on small bancas and visitors are treated to a picturesque setting continue reading : SAP aids Eco-Tourism workers

“Ganahan ko nga ang nadawat nako nga ayuda sa gobyerno dili lang dali mahurot, mao nga gigamit nako ang katunga ani sa puhunan sa akong gamay nga sari-sari store aron motuyok kini ug molambo ang gamay namo nga panginabuhian (I would like that the cash subsidy given by the government would not just be easily continue reading : SAP beneficiary uses subsidy to invest for ‘sari-sari’ store

Around 1,800 public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers endorsed by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) in Central Visayas received an emergency subsidy of the Social Amelioration Program from the Department of Social Welfare and Development. These were drivers whose families were eligible based on the guidelines set for the Social Amelioration Program but continue reading : PUV drivers in Central Visayas receive SAP

“The money that you would be receiving should not be used for gambling, for drinking, and for smoking because this is for your children,” Rebecca Geamala, regional director for DSWD Field Office VII reminded the beneficiaries during the payout in Tabogon, Cebu last Sunday, August 23, 2020. The town of Tabogon has 1,297 waitlisted beneficiaries continue reading : RD Geamala reminds beneficiaries not to waste government aid

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in partnership with the Financial Service Providers (FSPs) started paying the second tranche of the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) to Local Government Units (LGUs) that have areas which are not categorized as geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas (GIDA). The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)-regulated financial institutions authorized continue reading : DSWD and FSP unite to speed up 2nd tranche of SAP