The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD-6) has vowed to come up with a better system in the distribution of cash assistance for indigent students in Western Visayas.
The distribution of the one-time educational cash assistance on Friday, Aug. 20, at the Iloilo Sports Complex and five other payout sites in the region were marred with chaos.
DSWD will resume the payout on August 27 and September 3, 10, 17 and 24.
Beneficiaries were advised to register first online to avoid crowding.
“For registration, applicants may fill out an online form through https://bit.ly/dswdfo6EducAssistance; scan a QR code, or send an email to dswd.educassistance@gmail.com,” DSWD-6 said.
“Also, emails to extension offices and messages sent to designated mobile phone numbers earlier disseminated will be catered to schedule the assessment of clients,” it added.
DSWD Secretary Erwin Tulfo said they will tap local government units (LGUs) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) to help distribute the cash aid.
“Starting next week, tutulong na ang local government units kung [taga] saan po kayo. Kung kayo ay taga-Caloocan, sa Caloocan ang payout. Kung kayo ay taga-QC, sa QC ang payout,” he told reporters in a press briefing.
“Ang magma-manage po nito ay DSWD social workers, mga empleyado ng DSWD main ang magbabantay. Ang payout lamang po ay mga munisipyo at lungsod para synchronized tayo, hindi tayo magulo.”IMT
