DSWD prepares to distribute SAP to 'waitlisted' beneficiaries
Published Jun 7, 2020 12:00 am
By Charissa Luci-Atienza
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said on Sunday (June 7) that it is preparing to distribute the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) cash subsidy to the five million left out or "waitlisted" beneficiaries, even as it vowed to improve its protocols and guidelines for the second phase implementation of SAP.
Department of Social Welfare and Development (MANILA BULLETIN)
The DSWD said it "is in the process of preparing" for the distribution of emergency cash subsidy to the "waitlisted" families as directed by President Duterte.
"The Department reminded local government units (LGUs) across the nation to identify eligible low-income families, validated and assessed to be financially and economically affected by the declaration of community quarantine but were not included in the initial 18 million family beneficiaries of SAP for the first tranche," it said in a statement emailed on Sunday evening.
Under the DSWD guidelines, the master list of beneficiaries to be submitted by the LGUs must be certified and signed by the city/municipal/ provincial social welfare and development officer and their local chief executive. The list must include the names of the beneficiaries and their social amelioration card (SAC) identification numbers, DSWD said.
"The certification must state that the names on the submitted master list are reviewed and qualified or eligible based on existing guidelines," it added.
The master list submitted to the DSWD Field Office will be subjected to regional deduplication to "ascertain that there will be no duplication in the availment of emergency subsidies," the DSWD said.
Deduplication involves the cross-matching of the names of beneficiaries with the available databases of the department and list/s shared by other government agencies implementing SAP.
"The list shall be further subjected to deduplication process at the DSWD Central Office to determine any duplication at the inter-regional level to arrive at a certified list," the agency said.
The DSWD urged the local governments units (LGUs) to publicly post their master list for verification by their constituents.
It disclosed that some 12 million families are expected to receive a second wave of subsidies.
"For the second tranche of SAP implementation, DSWD targeted 8.5 million low-income families in ECQ areas and some 3.5 million waitlisted families from the five million additional families approved by President Duterte for inclusion in the program," it said.
The areas that are set to receive the second tranche were identified based on Executive Order No. 112, series of 2020 dated May 1, and a memorandum signed by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea on May 2.
Covered by the second phase of SAP are Region III except Aurora Province, National Capital Region (NCR), CALABARZON, Benguet, Pangasinan, Iloilo, Cebu Province, Bacolod City, Davao City, Albay Province, and Zamboanga City.
"The department continues to study and think of other innovative means to improve its protocols and guidelines for the second tranche of SAP implementation," the DSWD said.
The agency said it "will also seek the assistance of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), particularly female soldiers in the distribution of the cash subsidy."
It vowed to use the "most expeditious means" to provide cash aid to eligible family-beneficiaries. These include payment through electronic or digital means, cash cards, transfer of funds to other national government agencies, door-to-door cash payout, or direct cash.
The DSWD also urged SAP beneficiaries to register with the ReliefAgad application by visiting www.reliefagad to avail of a safer and more convenient form of cashless disbursement.
"Using a smartphone, beneficiaries will scan the barcode at the lower right-hand corner of the SAC form to proceed with the registration," it said.
"After completing the enrollment, the beneficiary will wait for DSWD’s confirmation and announcement for payout as it will conduct validations on the submitted registrations," it added.
Department of Social Welfare and Development (MANILA BULLETIN)
The DSWD said it "is in the process of preparing" for the distribution of emergency cash subsidy to the "waitlisted" families as directed by President Duterte.
"The Department reminded local government units (LGUs) across the nation to identify eligible low-income families, validated and assessed to be financially and economically affected by the declaration of community quarantine but were not included in the initial 18 million family beneficiaries of SAP for the first tranche," it said in a statement emailed on Sunday evening.
Under the DSWD guidelines, the master list of beneficiaries to be submitted by the LGUs must be certified and signed by the city/municipal/ provincial social welfare and development officer and their local chief executive. The list must include the names of the beneficiaries and their social amelioration card (SAC) identification numbers, DSWD said.
"The certification must state that the names on the submitted master list are reviewed and qualified or eligible based on existing guidelines," it added.
The master list submitted to the DSWD Field Office will be subjected to regional deduplication to "ascertain that there will be no duplication in the availment of emergency subsidies," the DSWD said.
Deduplication involves the cross-matching of the names of beneficiaries with the available databases of the department and list/s shared by other government agencies implementing SAP.
"The list shall be further subjected to deduplication process at the DSWD Central Office to determine any duplication at the inter-regional level to arrive at a certified list," the agency said.
The DSWD urged the local governments units (LGUs) to publicly post their master list for verification by their constituents.
It disclosed that some 12 million families are expected to receive a second wave of subsidies.
"For the second tranche of SAP implementation, DSWD targeted 8.5 million low-income families in ECQ areas and some 3.5 million waitlisted families from the five million additional families approved by President Duterte for inclusion in the program," it said.
The areas that are set to receive the second tranche were identified based on Executive Order No. 112, series of 2020 dated May 1, and a memorandum signed by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea on May 2.
Covered by the second phase of SAP are Region III except Aurora Province, National Capital Region (NCR), CALABARZON, Benguet, Pangasinan, Iloilo, Cebu Province, Bacolod City, Davao City, Albay Province, and Zamboanga City.
"The department continues to study and think of other innovative means to improve its protocols and guidelines for the second tranche of SAP implementation," the DSWD said.
The agency said it "will also seek the assistance of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), particularly female soldiers in the distribution of the cash subsidy."
It vowed to use the "most expeditious means" to provide cash aid to eligible family-beneficiaries. These include payment through electronic or digital means, cash cards, transfer of funds to other national government agencies, door-to-door cash payout, or direct cash.
The DSWD also urged SAP beneficiaries to register with the ReliefAgad application by visiting www.reliefagad to avail of a safer and more convenient form of cashless disbursement.
"Using a smartphone, beneficiaries will scan the barcode at the lower right-hand corner of the SAC form to proceed with the registration," it said.
"After completing the enrollment, the beneficiary will wait for DSWD’s confirmation and announcement for payout as it will conduct validations on the submitted registrations," it added.