PAYOUT. Applicants for the students-in-crisis educational assistance during the Sept. 3, 2022 payout at the covered gym of Sara town, Iloilo province. The Department of Social Welfare and Development temporarily stopped accepting online applications for educational assistance for students in crisis in Western Visayas on Wednesday (Sept.7, 2022).(Photo courtesy of DSWD Western Visayas FB page) ILOILO CITY - The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) temporarily stopped accepting online applications for educational assistance in Western Visayas on Wednesday to allow time for the processing of pending requests. Atty. May Rago-Castillo, DSWD Western Visayas information officer, said on Thursday that from Aug. 20 to Sept. 7, the regional office received 591,744 online applications and so far 547, 924 are still to be subjected to cross-matching. "We cross match the data with the 4Ps (Pantawid Pamilya Pilipino Program) because they are not qualified for the program. We also
Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano ordered the distribution of cash assistance and food packs to residents afflicted with coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Rubiano, who is recovering from COVID-19, announced in a video message that the city government prepared a P140-million emergency cash subsidy