DSWD to 'adapt' after chaotic first day of student aid distribution

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Parents and students set up camp along the sidewalks near the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) main office in Batasan, Quezon City on midnight of Aug. 20, 2022 as they queue for the start of distribution of the agency’s educational assistance program in preparation for the new school year. The educational assistance program aims to provide financial aid to eligible student beneficiaries which they can use for various school necessities. Some individuals started lining up as early as Friday for the payout which will be given to "students-in-crisis" until September 24.

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MANILA, Philippines — After crowding and long lines during the payout of cash aid last Saturday, the Department of Social Welfare and Development said it will adjust how it will distribute money for indigent students over the next six weekends.

 

Speaking on CNN Philippines' "The Source", Social Welfare Secretary Erwin Tulfo said the DSWD is hoping to tap local government units and considering use of an alphabetical list for the payouts.

 

"We will try to adapt. We will send our own people, social workers to the municipalities and the cities," Tulfo said in mixed Filipino and English as he disclosed that the DSWD would soon sign a memorandum of agreement with the Department of the Interior and Local Government for its Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations.

 

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