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'Ayuda' distribution guidelines for NCR ECQ set, may be out next week

Published Aug 7, 2021 05:07 pm

Three government agencies have approved the guidelines that would pave the way for the distribution of cash assistance for residents of Metro Manila that will be affected by the implementation of the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) from August 6 to 20.

The Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) No. 3, series of 2021 was approved by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Department of National Defense (DND).

DILG Secretary Eduardo Año said on Satruday, August 7 , that Local Government Units (LGUs) in Metro Manila may start distributing the ayuda (financial assistance) in the middle of next week “after making the necessary preparations.’’

“JMC No. 3 outlines the implementing guidelines for the distribution of financial assistance of P1,000 per low-income individual with a maximum PhP4,000 per low-income family who are affected by the implementation of enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in NCR, pursuant to Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID) Resolution No. 130-E which took effect on August 6, 2021,’’ the DILG statement read.

Both Local Budget Circular No. 138 issued by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and JMC No. 3 tasked the LGUs, under the supervision of the DILG, to release the financial assistance to their respective constituents.

Año noted that the LGUs are given fifteen calendar days to manage the distribution of the financial assistance from the start but the period may be extended upon request of the LGU.

“The target beneficiaries of these ayuda in NCR are the low-income individuals and families identified by the LGUs, who are physically residing, permanently or temporarily, or present in the city or municipality under ECQ, at the time of the ECQ declaration,” Año said.

The DILG chief added that the DSWD shall provide technical assistance to the LGUs while the DILG shall monitor or supervise the management and distribution of the financial assistance by the LGUs.

He noted that each LGU is mandated to create its own Grievance and Appeals Committee to address complaints or grievances coming from constituents with the local chief executive (LCE) determining the composition of the said committee.

The LGU may also create similar committees at the barangay-level if necessary, Año noted.

“I have also issued a directive to create per LGU a Joint Monitoring and Inspection Committee (JMIC) which shall be composed of the DILG/City Municipal Local Government Operations Officer as Chairperson, City/Municipal Social Welfare Officers, representative from DSWD Field Office (C/MAT Representative), and the City Director/Chief of Police,” he added.

He also directed the Philippine National Police (PNP) to provide security assistance to the LGU personnel in-charge of the distribution of financial assistance especially in the actual ayuda distribution. (Chito A. Chavez)

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