CASH CARD DISTRIBUTION. Beneficiaries of unconditional cash transfer (UCT) in Koronadal City receive their cash card from the Department of Social Welfare and Development - Region 12 (DSWD-12) on Saturday (March 5, 2022). Restituto Macuto, DSWD-12 director, said the cash card can be used by beneficiaries starting March 10, 2022. (Photo courtesy of DSWD-12) KORONADAL CITY - Beneficiaries of the unconditional cash transfer (UCT) program here can withdraw their cash grant starting March 10 using their cash cards, a regional social welfare official said Tuesday. In a statement, Restituto Macuto, the Department of Social Welfare and Development - Soccsksargen (DSWD-12) director, said this was based on a directive of the Land Bank of the Philippines. Over the weekend, Macuto said the DSWD-12 led the initial distribution of cash cards to 835 UCT beneficiaries at the South Cotabato Gymnasium and Cultural Center. "Each beneficiary has a withdrawable amount of PHP3,600," Macuto said. S
Restituto Macuto, director of the Department of Social Welfare and Development-Region 12 (File photo courtesy of DSWD-12) GENERAL SANTOS CITY - The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Soccsksargen (DOH-12) has beefed up its relief stockpile for emergency and disaster response operations in the region. Restituto Macuto, DSWD-12 director, said on Tuesday they currently have standby relief supplies worth PHP51.22 million that are ready for distribution anytime in case of an emergency or a disaster. He said this comprised some 10,313 family food packs worth PHP6,831,533.75 and non-food items worth PHP41,394,665.40. The DSWD-12 has available warehouses in Barangay Morales, Koronadal City, and Barangay New Iloilo in Tantangan, South Cotabato, and three operational trucks that are ready for use in case of response activation, he said. Macuto said the agency also has standby funds worth PHP3,000,969 under its disaster preparedness and response measures. "(We have) five quick r