Duterte warns: Gov’t will go after SAP ‘opportunists’

Morexette Marie B. Erram, Rosalie Abatayo 07/27/2020

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte vowed to go after individuals, including local officials, who took advantage of the national government’s emergency cash aid for the underprivileged.  The President, during this 5th State of the…

DSWD-7: Only Cebu in CV will receive SAP 2nd tranche

Rosalie O. Abatayo 06/10/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines —  Close to 600,000 households in Cebu are set to receive the second tranche of the Social Amelioration Program (SAP), supposedly intended for distribution in May 2020. In a joint virtual presser with agencies…

DILG-7: Cases filed vs. brgy officials from NegOr, Bohol over SAP

Rosalie O. Abatayo 06/09/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Out of 47 complaints that the Department of Interior and Local Government in Central Visayas (DILG-7) has received in relation to “irregularities” in the distribution of the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) in Central…

Over 3,700 beneficiaries have returned cash aid due to duplication – DSWD

Gabriel Pabico Lalu - INQUIRER.net 06/09/2020

MANILA, Philippines – So far, 3,723 beneficiaries of cash aid under the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) have returned the money due to duplication of social aid provision, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said on…

DSWD to LGUs: Submit SAP reports to facilitate release of 2nd tranche of cash aid

Doris C. Bongcac 06/01/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The release of the second tranche of the government’s Social Amelioration Program (SAP) will depend on how soon Local Government Units (LGUs) can submit their liquidation report on the first release of the…

Gov’t to give cash aid to 5 million more families

Leila B. Salaverria - Philippine Daily Inquirer 05/24/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang has directed the government body leading the new coronavirus disease response to include five million households in the second tranche of the Social Amelioration Program, which provides cash assistance to low-income families to…

DSWD-7 asks Cebu City’s help in finishing SAP distribution

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/21/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — There are 117,126 families in Cebu City who successfully received their Special Amelioration Program (SAP) for the first wave of the distribution. Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD-7) reported…

DILG to LGUs: Submit list of ‘qualified’ families who did not get SAP aid

Doris C. Bongcac 05/20/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Local Government Units (LGUs) have until Thursday, May 21, 2020, to submit a list of families who were left-out in earlier distributions but are qualified to receive financial assistance under the Social Amelioration…

PRO-7 to erring gov’t execs: Be ready to face the law

Alven Marie A. Timtim 05/16/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Government officials, who will be proven to have been involved with irregularities in distributing the social amelioration program (SAP) and unconditional cash transfer (UCT), should prepare themselves to face the law. Police Brigadier…

CIDG-7 chief: Use cash aid properly or you’ll get in trouble

Alven Marie A. Timtim 05/15/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Use the government aid on food and the needs of your family or you may end up in jail. This is appeal and warning of Police Major Ronald Allan Tolosa, Criminal Investigation and…

Lorega San Miguel exec ask DSWD to include formal economy workers in SAP list

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/13/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines –Several formal economy workers in Barangay Lorega San Miguel in Cebu City lost their source of income since the city was placed under enhanced community quarantine on March 28. Lorega Barangay Captain Fritzgerald Herrera…

Bogo City LGU commends carpenter for returning SAP aid

Raul Constantine L. Tabanao 05/12/2020

MOALBOAL, CEBU — Bogo City appreciated the gesture of a carpenter from a mountain barangay there who returned the cash aid of P6,000 to the local government unit (LGU) on Monday afternoon, May 11, 2020. Rex Catadman,…

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