4th district indigents get P10M allocation

CEBU, Philippines - The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DENR-7) and Rep. Benhur Salimbangon has inked a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) allocating P10 million as financial assistance for indigents in the fourth district.

DSWD shall allocate P5 million and Rep. Salimbangon shall allocate the same amount as his counterpart to help the indigent constituents in his district.

Under the law, DSWD is mandated to provide augmentation support to the local government units (LGUs) and other entities in uplifting the lives of the disadvantaged population aside from implementing the Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services.

Based on the the MOA, Salimbangon or his duly authorized representative shall identify and recommend, through a letter of referral, the individuals who may avail of the program’s benefits as well as the extent of assistance that shall be provided to them by the DSWD.

The individual wanting to avail of the said program shall be accommodated by the congressman’s office after complying with requirements that include the Benhur Health Card for identification purposes, endorsement letter of the congressman and death certificate/medical matrix/medical prescription or other documents that would indicate the existence of a crisis situation.

The office of the congressman shall accommodate all constituents from the Fourth District for as long the minimum requirements are met.

 In case no amount of assistance has been indicated in the letter of endorsement, those aged 12 years old and below shall be given P2,000 while those over 12 years old shall be given P3,000.

“All payments and releases under the said program shall be made in accordance with existing government accounting and auditing rules and regulations,” the MOA reads.   - (THE FREEMAN)