The Las Piñas City government completed a 30.82 percent payout to a total of 126,000 qualified beneficiaries of the P1,000 up to P4,000 financial assistance coming from the national government.
Mayor Imelda Aguilar said the city government received P501 million from the national government for distribution to beneficiaries listed under the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) and approved by the Department of Social Welfare and Development Office-National Capital Region (DSWD-NCR).
Aguilar also said the other beneficiaries were those from the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps).
Based on the financial assistance report provided by the city government, it has already released a total of 154,402,000 to about 44,043 beneficiaries coming from 20 barangays in the city affected by the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ).
The mayor said the city government still has P346,598,000 for distribution
Aguilar said the payout of the financial assistance is being held simultaneously in 20 distribution sites at the covered court of each barangay.
She said they expect to finish the payout of the financial assistance before the deadline given to each LGU based on the implementing rules and regulations.