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Don't leave single parents hanging on P1,000 monthly subsidy, Yamsuan tells LGUs

Published Apr 17, 2024 09:32 am

At A Glance

  • Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan has told local government units (LGUs) to step up the implementation of additional benefits for single parents, especially the grant of the P1,000 monthly subsidy to those earning minimum wage or below. 

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Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan has told local government units (LGUs) to step up the implementation of additional benefits for single parents, especially the grant of the P1,000 monthly subsidy to those earning minimum wage or below.

“Our LGUs play a key role in effectively implementing the law granting additional benefits to solo parents who every day bravely face the tough challenge of raising kids on their own," Yamsuan said in a statement Wednesday, April 17.

"They deserve to know and feel that the government is behind them as they work hard to ensure a bright future for their children," added the former assistant secretary of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG).

The rookie congressman also reminded the LGUs set up Solo Parents’ Offices or Divisions in their respective localities, as provided under Republic Act (RA) No.11861 or the Expanded Solo Parents Welfare Act.

“With the Expanded Solo Parents Welfare Act now being implemented in its second year, we hope that most LGUs, particularly those belonging to high-income cities and municipalities, have already complied with the provisions of this law,” explained Yamsuan.

The latest available data show that there are about 15 million single parents in the country, most of them women.

Aside from LGUs, Yamsuan also called on hospitals, drugstores and other retail outlets to honor the discounts provided for solo parents under RA No.11861.

Yamsuan has been helping out single parents residing in his home city of Parañaque in his personal capacity by providing them with rice assistance packages under his Extra Rice Program.

The Expanded Solo Parents’ Welfare Act declares the third week and third Saturday of April as Solo Parents’ Week and National Solo Parents’ Day, respectively.

Under this law, the P1,000 monthly subsidy for solo parents earning minimum wage or below shall be allocated by the concerned city or municipal government. Solo parents receiving the subsidy should not be a recipient of any other cash assistance from other government programs.

Additional benefits under this law include the grant of a 20 percent discount on hospital bills; a 10 percent discount for those earning less than P250,000 annually and an exemption from the value-added tax (VAT) on essential goods, such as diapers, infant milk and vaccines for children up to six years old.

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