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In a virtual hearing Monday, the House panel tasked Samar 1st District Rep. Edgar Mary Sarmiento to lead the TWG on the proposed extension of the SAAD from 2023 to 2028 after the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) recommended that program assessment be conducted to determine the gaps aimed at improving its implementation.
Ang Probinsyano partylist Rep. Alfred delos Santos, vice chairperson of the panel who led the initial deliberations on House Resolution No. 1421, said the proposal of Masbate 2nd District Rep. Elisa “Olga” Kho seeks to address the poverty incidence in the countryside.
“The extension would also go with the government’s efforts to address the aftermath of the three strong typhoons—Quinta, Rolly, and Ulysses,” he said.