By Junex Doronio
MANILA — As inflation soars, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) continues to work with the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) and the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) in trying to find the best index to use for the automatic adjustment of cash grants for the beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps).
This was disclosed on Thursday (9 May 2024) by DSWD Assistant Secretary for Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) Irene Dumlao.
“I would like to reiterate what DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian said that adjusting the cash grants of 4Ps beneficiaries is not just timely but that it also preserves the value of the grants,” Dumlao said.
On Tuesday (7 May 2024), DSWD Undersecretary for Inclusive-Sustainable Peace and Special Concerns (ISPSC) Alan Tanjusay led the distribution of P20,000 Livelihood Settlement Grants (LSG) to each of the 19 former rebels from Nabunturan town in Davao de Oro province through the agency’s Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP).
Aside from the livelihood grants, the former rebels (FRs) also received cash assistance worth Php3,000 through the DSWD’s Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS).
“Gamitin ninyo ng tama at maayos ang tulong ng ating mga kababayan upang mapalago ang inyong kabuhayan. Tulungan ninyo ang inyong mga sarili, ang ating gobyerno at ang lokal na pamahalaan,” Tanjusay told the beneficiaries.
(el Amigo/MNM)
