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DSWD files charges vs 12 Iloilo City village officials, 2 employees over AICS cuts

Published Dec 11, 2025 02:26 pm
SOCIAL Welfare and Development Secretary Rex Gatchalian files administrative complaints before the Office of the Ombudsman against 12 Iloilo City barangay officials and two city government employees over alleged irregularities in the distribution of cash assistance under the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) program. (Santi San Juan)
SOCIAL Welfare and Development Secretary Rex Gatchalian files administrative complaints before the Office of the Ombudsman against 12 Iloilo City barangay officials and two city government employees over alleged irregularities in the distribution of cash assistance under the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) program. (Santi San Juan)
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) led by Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Thursday filed administrative complaints against 12 barangay officials and two Iloilo City Hall employees before the Office of the Ombudsman over alleged irregularities in the distribution of cash assistance under the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) program.
The 12 barangay officials were Barangay Captain Rizaline Delmo of Quintin Salas, Jaro; Barangay Kagawad (councilor) Victoria Ruel of Quintin Salas, Jaro; Barangay Captain Amadeo Sultan of Simon Ledesma, Jaro; unnamed barangay kagawad of Simon Ledesma, Jaro; unnamed barangay treasurer of Simon Ledesma, Jaro; Barangay Captain Gina Elauria of Taytay Zone II, Jaro; Barangay Kagawad JingJing Pineda of Taytay Zone II, Jaro; Barangay Captain Visamin Cañal of Quezon, Arevalo; unnamed barangay kagawad of Quezon, Arevalo; Barangay Captain Remedio Bedia of Lanit, Jaro; barangay kagawad Huntado of Lanit, Jaro; and Barangay Kagawad Gonzales of Lanit, Jaro.
The two respondents from Iloilo City Hall were Jobert Lim and Janicol Dizon.
The barangay officials were accused of forcibly taking P8,000 out of the P10,000 cash aid to AICS beneficiaries during on-site payouts on Nov. 7, 11, and 12.
Beneficiaries were affected by typhoon ‘’Tino’’ in November and allegedly sought by barangay officials after they received the money from DSWD personnel and forced them to surrender the amount.
“Mukhang systemic ‘yung proseso nila. Inabangan ‘yung mga benepisyaryo pero isang klaseng taripa ‘yung na impose nila (Their process seems systemic. They waited for the beneficiaries but what they imposed was a kind of tariff),” said Gatchalian. “It’s very sad. They were re-victimized and people of authority re-victimized them,” Gatchalian added.
Gatchalian filed the complaints for violations of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, grave misconduct, and abuse of authority based on the recommendation of the fact-finding team led by DSWD Assistant Secretary for Regional Operations Paul D. Ledesma.
Ledesma said the Iloilo City government requested AICS funding for victims of Tino.
The DSWD distributed AICS totaling P21 million  at P10,000 each to 2,100 beneficiaries during the payouts. Of the 2,100 beneficiaries, only 14 were willing to execute complaint affidavits against barangay officials.
Iloilo City Mayor Raisa Treñas has condemned the deduction but has yet to issue a statement over the cases filed before the Ombudsman. The 12 barangay officials are known to be political allies of Mayor Treñas and her father, former Mayor Jerry Treñas.

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