Due to the recent occurrences brought about by the 2019 Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), a lot of adjustments have been made. This includes jeopardizing the jobs of thousands of Filipinos; informal workers are finding it hard and challenging to put food on the table daily, and other adjustments to the existing routines and livelihoods of the community.
This forced a couple of government agencies to pledge how they'll be able to help the entire country's workers. The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) promised to provide workers of the informal sector jobs, as well as providing regular employees some sort of financial assistance.
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The Pag-IBIG Fund providing a three-month moratorium for all loans, as well as allowing the online registration for the Pag-IBIG Calamity Loan. The country is working hand-in-hand, in providing assistance to everyone living.
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With the press briefing of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), the announced that they will be providing cash assistance to the public, amounting to P5K to P8K for two (2) months to families who reside in the most vulnerable and the most dangerous areas in relation to the COVID-19.
Basically, the DSWD said that they'll provide cash assistance especially to households that have severely been struck by the COVID-19 outbreak. Let's find out more about the cash assistance from DSWD.
The Cash Assistance From DSWD
This financial assistance that the DSWD is offering families is based on the maximum subsidy per region amounting to P5K to P8K. Moreover, it's going to be determined from the region's minimum wage levels as there are approximations to the amount.
The range they provided of P5K to P8K is still relevant to where people are living. This fund would be for the perusal of the families to purchase basic and key commodities and necessities like:
- Food
- Medicine
- Hygienic Items
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Health Workers
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Is this separate from what the DOLE is offering?
There are a lot of people asking whether or not this is what the DOLE is offering regular employees. To clarify this, YES, this is different from what the Labor Department is offering.
As per the DSWD, this subsidy is going to be supplied to 18 million households that have been severely affected by the enhanced community quarantine. So basically, families on the island of Luzon that have been severely affected are included.
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Irene Dumalo, Spokesperson of the DSWD, mentioned in an interview that this the poor is going to be the priority in this case. Reiterating the statement of the Undersecretary for the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Jonathan Malaya, it's specifically for sectors that belong to the "no work no pay scheme."
Ito po ang ayuda na ibibigay po natin sa ating mga 18 million households na naapektuhnan po ng enhanced community quarantine. Heto po yong tinatawag nating mga poor or belonging in the low income, or the informal sector. Sila po 'yung nasa risk, not earning at all during the period of the community quarantine.
In Translation: This is the assistance that we'll give to about 18 million households affected by the ECQ. They're the families that we call the poor or those who belong in the low income bracket; those in the informal sectors. They're at the most risk because they're not earning anything because of the community quarantine.
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Amelioration Cards
For this, the agency will work to distribute amelioration cards to prepare. The distribution of the cash assistance from DSWD will be based on the amelioration cards that they'll be distributing to Local Government Units (LGUs).
The cash aid, as mentioned, will be given to the most vulnerable sectors of the society. This means that people who are the most susceptible would be assisted first; these include:
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- Pregnant Mothers
- Homeless People
- Informal Sector Workers
- Persons with Disabilities (PWDs)
- Senior Citizens
- Solo Parent
- Public Transportation Workers
- Underpriviledge Sector
- Home Workers
- Sari-sari Store Operator
- Sub-contracted workers
- Sub-minimum wage earners
- Employees affected by no work no pay
With the amelioration card, everything would be regulated. The DSWD also mentioned that each head of the family should fill out the card. The card would contain details of the household including the number of people in the household, average income, and occupation.
The beneficiaries, on the other hand, might be asked and required to provide proof of status like:
- PWD ID
- Senior Citizen ID
- Barangay Certification for Homeless Persons
Distribution of the Amelioration Cards
According to Dumalo, these cards will be the sign that a family would be provided the cash assistance from DSWD. They'l be distributing it to LGUs and from the LGUs, it's going to be distributed to the barangay levels.
Itong social amelioration card will be the basis of the government in providing the necessary assistance. This will also serve as proof that a beneficiary has received the cash aid from the LGU once released."
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In Translation: This social amelioration card will be the basis of the government in providing the necessary assistance. This'll also serve as proof that a beneficiary has received the cash aid from the LGU once it's released.
What Should the People Do?
There wouldn't be an application process where families would be lining up just to get cards. As per Dumalo, in order for families to be given the DSWD cash assistance, they should get in contact with their local government or their barangay.
As of this very moment, Dumalo said that they're in the process of coordinating with certain LGUs on how they'll go about the distribution of cards. This is about the schedule on when the submission of the list of beneficiaries will be as well as the distribution of the amelioration card and the cash aid.
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Furthermore, the DSWD also said that they have plans on giving relief goods in the form of food packs to families that have been affected by the crisis we are now facing with the COVID-19. This, again, will be in coordination through the different LGUs.
The cash assistance from the DSWD is just one of the many efforts that the country is giving to us. They're doing this for us to survive this massive outbreak, and for the daily routines to continue again soon.
What do you think about the cash aid? Could the cash assistance from DSWD be effective in helping people especially those who have been severely affected by the COVID-19 outbreak? Can this 2-month support be enough for families?
For now, more and more government agencies are beginning and are conspiring to help the public. Hopefully, there'll be enough help so that each and every family in our country survives.
Source/s: CNN Philippines
Ang sabi ng ating President, para sa bawat bahay ng Pilipino ang Ayuda na yan, pero 8k d b? Bakit dito samen sa Santulan Malabon, e pinipili nila. Lahat kame eto lang ang inaasahan na pang dagdag sa araw2x, meron akong form. Ang sabi nung last day, wala pa daw ang panagalan ko doon. Pero dumaan sila dito samin nung isang araw bago ang last day. Napaka unfair sobra at nakakadismaya.
Ang alam kopo lahat kasama lalu ung mga walang trabaho..ako po kc ay may 3 anak lahat nag aaral wala po kaming trabaho mag asawa nag oonline lng ako minsan may kita minsan wala.ang asawa kopo ay senior na pero wala po kaming nakuha na kahit na anong pinancial sub..kami po kc ay lumipat n ng bahay.pero brgy lng po ang naiba..sabi ng brgy.na nalipatan namin hindi kami makaka kuha kc bagong lipat lng kami sa brgy.doon daw kami dapat makakuha sa dati naming brgy kung saan kami naka registro.nung ako po ay nag tanong ang sabi ay wala na raw sa DSWD daw kmi mag reklamo sabi ng kapitan ng dati naming brgy. Natinirahan noon.nung nag punta po ako sa DSWD ang sabi ay wala na raw po.dapat daw ay noon pa kami nag reklamo at ang sabi po sa DSWD ng Bayan namin ang kapitan daw p ang namimili at nakakakilala kung sino ung dapat bigyan hindi sila..paano po kaya un? Ni isa po kc wala kaming form na fin I upap..sayang naman kc kailangan ko rin po ng tulong.wala kaming ibang kaanak na malalapitan..
Gud am isa po akong manikutista sa parlor porsyentuhan po kmi muula ng nag ECQ wala n akong income ...mam di po ako nakakuha ng gorm sa mga xerox n binigay ng baranggay s amin...gusto ko pong makakuha sa SAP tulong nyo n po s akin..god god bless po
MAM NAUBUSAN NPO AKO NH FORM NH SAC SOLO PARENT AKO KKPANGANAK KO LNH DIN NUNG JANUARY LACTATING MOTHER PO Q NAKIKITIRA LNG KAMI MGA BATA SA TATAY Q NA SENIOR NA DI RAW NQUALIFIED MABBGYAN BA KMING CHANCE NA MGA DI NBGYAN NG FORM NUNG 1ST BATCH.
Magandang araw po ..hihingi po sana q ng tulong kasi po
Nag apply po ako sa Dswd dahil po hindi kame pasado sa dole, ndi po naapprove ang company nmen ..dito po sa baranggay la mesa calamba ,laguna ang sabi po sa akin tapos na po . Cut off na daw , hindi na daw pwedeng mag file . Last day na daw po nung may 5,2020 .. wala pa po kmeng nakukuhang cash assistance sa kahit anung sangay ng gobyerno simula ng mag lock down ng march 17 ... May kasama din po akong pwd sa bahay. (Nanay ko po ) Ginera Castillo Dela Cruz ..
Salamat po . sana matulungan nyo kme
Humabol Kayo Apply sa sbws program kaso last day today ang application.
bakit po ganun? my second family na po ang mama ko pero di po sila nakasama sa SAP dahil daw po ofw ako .. my sarili na rin po akong pamilya
good day po.tanong ko po tungkol dswd dto sa amin brgy San Miguel Taguig city.kasi po last week nag bigay na po sila ng cash assistant galing dswd tapos kami po sa Lugar namin 4 po kami binigyan ng form na Wala pa po nkukuha..may chance pa po ba kami na makuha pa nmin yon?maraming salamat po.
Follow up nyo sa kanila Kung kasama kyo sa qualified, kahit may form Kung pag evaluate ay di Kayo pasado.
Dito po sa amin brgy , Brgy. San Roque. Jaen, Nueva Ecija ... maraming naisama na member ng 4Ps ... nais ko po sanang i request na magkaroon ng imbestgasyon sa mga gumanap na BHW sa kadahilanang inabuso nila ang kanilang tungkulin... salamt po
Hmm reported naba Yan sa mga barangay official?
Isa aqng breastfeeding mom pero nd pa aq nabibigyan ng tulong mula sa dswd...nd q alam qng kabilang ba aq o hindi kc sabi ng iba ung mga taga mandaluyong lang daw ang nangungupahan lng po kami dito sa mandaluyong 3 yrs na pero wla wla samin pumapansin...kahit may trabaho asawa q dahil isang syang sales assistant sa grocery pero kapos parin may baby kami 8 months old palang
Dito din sa manuyo 2 gatchalian subdivision valerio street wala pa porket nakatira ka ba sa bato na bahay hibdi na bibigyan eh no work no pay po ako sana all bigyan
Pls coordinate Kayo sa mga barangay official/purok leader nyo.
Hello po. Would like to ask po sana kung ano pong dapat gawin kung sa munisipyo namin marami ang di nakatanggap kasi selected lng ang ginawa in a way na hnd po lahat binigyan ng form. Yan po kasi tlaga basic problems namin dito sa Mindanao.
Pls coordinate po sa mga barangay official sa lugar nyo.
Ofw po ako from saudi dpo ako mka balik aroad dhil dto sa covid. Apectado npo financial nmin wla npo akong trabahu... Cancelado nrin po pag balik ko sa companya apply nman po ulit.laking tulong na sana skin pamilya yon kong naisama nila ako sa listahan...nila...
Ito po baka makatulong: https://announcement.ph/dole-coronavirus-assistance-can-be-taken-advantage-of-by-ofws-and-repatriated-ofws/
Bkt po dto sa min sa san juan namimili lang ung dswd, brgy. Batis po d sila pumunta dto sa bahay namin, sabi pa sa brgy pagnakatanggap na daw ng TUPAD disqualify na agad, ma'am, Sir last year pa po kami nakatanggap ng TUPAD, trinabaho po namin un, ung auda ng gobyerno ngaun lang po nirelease..nagsabwatan na ang dawd at brgy namin
pwd po ako ang pinagkakakitaan ko ay computer shop dito sa mismong salas namin 7 units at nagpaparent kami ng 2 rooms, ngayong lockdown zero wala kami kita close po itong business namin mula march 15, ask ko sana qualified po ba akong makatanggap ng sap (5k)
Pwd kyo mg inquire sa mga SAP In-charge dyn, then Kung disqualified kyo try nyo apply SBWS.
Nanawagan po ako. May naka usap akong isang staff ng DSWD here in Manila..San Juan..ako po'y nagtanong kung saan kami pweding lumapit para maka avail.ng SAP.or food man lang From them.or from brngy..galing po kami mindanao magkapatid.nag aapply po ako para abroad.timing pagtapus ko medical nag lockdown.kapatid ko naabotan din lockdown habang nah apply.kaya same kami wala work...
Sagot ng staff ng DSWD.wala daw kami badget dito na para sa amin.kasi taga barangay lang daw ang na badgetan...pagkarinig ko po from PRRD.hindi po ganon?Nanawagan po ako. May naka usap akong isang staff ng DSWD here in Manila..San Juan..ako po'y nagtanong kung saan kami pweding lumapit para maka avail.ng SAP.or food man lang From them.or from brngy..galing po kami mindanao magkapatid.nag aapply po ako para abroad.timing pagtapus ko medical nag lockdown.kapatid ko naabotan din lockdown habang nah apply.kaya same kami wala work...
Sagot ng staff ng DSWD.wala daw kami badget dito na para sa amin.kasi taga barangay lang daw ang na badgetan...pagkarinig ko po from PRRD.hindi po ganon?
Hi poh but dito s Amin purok 4 new visayas nilampasan lng kami keso dw malalaki ang hauz namin eh Hndi nla alam x ofw lng ako at no work no pay ang leave in partner ko but Hndi fare..at pati don s magsaysay new bataan davao de oro Dami reklamo kc nililista lng nla ung malapit s tga lista bigyan nu nman ng aksyon poh..
Dear Sir/ Madam; bkit po Hindi ako kasali sa Social Amileoration Program isa rin po akong Single Parent w/ 1daughter 1son Lumon, PWD's at ako po nagtatrabaho bilang J.O sa Banyan nmin. Thank po more power, Godbbless
Pls coordinate sa mga barangay official nyo po.
Sabi sa brgy namin kapag sa subdivision hindi kasama sa SAP papano naman kami na no work no pay? Tsaka pinipili lang nila ang binibigyan nila nang form sana ma aksyonan nyo po.. jerome bryan dela cruz po from pulung maragul angeles city
Hindi ba nag-apply company nyo sa sbws?
Ung jn po sa brangay cabariwan ocampo camarines sur, pili lng po ang binibigyan ung pinsan ko pwd at senior d nkatanggap. Kahit po mga relief kinurakot nila
Dito po sa Province namen nag bigay po sila kahapon ng form..pero bakit di.kmi binigyan samantalang yong nanay at tatay ko senior citizen at may kapatid ako na PWD??wala naman kaming abroad..at pangingisda ang kinabubuhay ng tatay ko..ang sabi lang nila sa kulang daw yon form kaya nabura yong pangalan ng tatay ko???
Bakit nawala na Yung solo parent?para saan pa pala Yung pinapirma ako at sinabing nakuha ako at nakasama SA mabibigyan eh gayong wla Naman akong natatanggap..now I know....inalis na pala nila Ang solo parent Kaya cguro wla akong natatanggap..haaaay
are seniior citizens with pension included in this program
bakit? d2 smin wla prin nag,iikot s baranggay apolonio samson anong yari
bkit po dto xerox lng binigay tas wala pang barcode
Panu naman po isa po ako anak po ng isang ofw . Lockdown din s kanila . Siya lang po inaasahan namin wala po ba para s mga anak habang hindi pa nkkapagtrabaho ung magulang ko s ibang banza
sa barangay sto domingo binan city of laguna pre screening form lang binigay ng mga brgy officers pero wala dumating taga dswd
Bkit po nawala iyong solo parent 😔😔🗯
Kapag sa barangay dinaan yang mga form pili lang ang taong mabibigyan nyan.
Grabe talaga dito masusubukan ang Tao.
Isa din po akong buntis. Nag ttrabaho po ako sa isang private company pero ngayon pinahinto nila ako dahil sa utos ng DOI na bawal patrabahuhin mga buntis. Kaya no work no pay din po kmi
Kasama po ba pag sales representative at sales supervisor ng STL (kubrador at kabo ng jueteng)
Hi po .. Papano po kami may ngaun mag iisang buwan na walangbtrabaho .. Walng ayuda galing sa boss .. Makakataggap din poba kami ng 5k galing sa DOLE.. Eh parang hindi naman po nag send ng email yung boss ko po.. Hirap na po ako sa budget ngayun .. Sana po matulungan kami
paano naman yung hinde member ng 4ps at walang pernamenting trabaho in short walang ibang pinagkakitaan ngayon?.thanks and god bless
Pano po ako isang buntis walang trabahu at ang asawa ko ay driver lang ng motor wala na kaming consumo
Pano naman po ang isang tulad ko Solo parent 4 po anak ko yung dalawang anak stop ang work may dalawa pa akong anak na nag aaral hindi po ba ako makakatanggap na 5k assistance
goo day po...ask ko lng kung paano kung may kasama sa bahay na senior?kagaya po sa amin member po ako ng 4ps' at ang tatay ko ay biyudo na 74yrs.old na sya paano nya po ma aavail yan?ako lng may work sa amin asawako nman 62 na po bahay na lng sya...namamasukan lng po ako...hindi nga ako umuwi para may ipapadala pa rin akong sahod sa kanila