In a Facebook post on Sunday, DSWD Secretary Erwin Tulfo said the 3 a.m. final report accounted for both online applicants and walk-in beneficiaries of the department’s P500-million Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation program meant to cater indigent students.
Students in Ilagan City, Isabela, have aired their complaints while several have passed out due to heat and exhaustion while waiting in line for the educational assistance provided by the Department of Social Welfare and Development.
At least 29 people, mostly parents and students, were hurt and injured in a stampede early Saturday outside a school in Zamboanga City when a huge crowd swarmed to avail the government’s educational assistance.