Due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, millions of people went from their regular day-to-day jobs, to being temporarily — and even permanently jobless. The Social Amelioration Program (SAP) is just one of the many government programs aimed to provide the financial assistance our countrymen needs. In the middle of the days in which the […]
Social Amelioration Program
5 Million More Families to Receive Cash Assistance From SAP
The Social Amelioration Program (SAP) is the program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). This program was targeted to be provided to the poorest of the poor; to be able to help them with finances amidst the COVID-19 outbreak. After several weeks, families and households cried out because of not receiving any […]
Free Electricity for Lifeline Consumers From March Until April
The support for the poor demographic of the country is not nearing a stop. From the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program or the 4Ps, to some of the most notable program out there. Decades back, this has been the practice; the poorest of the poor never were disregarded by the government even with their needs. Now with […]
Masterlist of P5k-P8k Cash Aid Beneficiaries, Ordered by the DILG
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) ordered barangays to submit a masterlist of cash aid beneficiaries. This is to track the transparency of their actions. This was due to the cries of several households, complaining that they were not able to receive the funds that were supposed to be theirs. Read: Pasig City Subsidy […]
President Duterte Promises to Help the Middle Class, Too
With over 3,700 confirmed cases and about 170+ deaths, the COVID-19 is really taking a turn in what we once knew of as our country. Roads have been closed, and movement of people from far-off places have been prohibited. While the poorest of the poor are constantly receiving the help they need from the Philippine […]