MANILA, Philippines — Binalaan ng Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) ang publiko na maging mapanuri at huwag maniwala sa mga nakikita sa Tiktok at iba pang social media accounts na nangangako ng educational assistance at iba pang cash aid mula sa DSWD.
“Once again, we advise the public not to engage with social media contents that are not issued from the official social media accounts of the DSWD. These pages and groups contain fake information that aims to mislead the public or, even worse, gather personal information which can be used by online scammers to perform theft,” ayon kay DSWD Asst. Secretary at Spokesperson Irene Dumlao.
Sinabi ni Dumlao na kailangang dumaan sa interview at assessment ng social worker upang makakuha ng financial aid sa ilalim ng Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) program ng DSWD.
Ang AICS program ay isa sa mga serbisyo ng ahensya na nagbibigay ng cash assistance para sa pagkain, pamasahe, serbisyong medikal, pampalibing at iba pang pangunahing pangangailangan.
Para sa educational assistance, ang DSWD ay may “Tara, Basa! Tutoring Program”, isang reformatted educational assistance program ng ahensya na naglalayong turuan ang mga kabataang hirap o hindi marunong magbasa.
“We remind our citizens to always check your sources of information online and engage only with official government websites and social media pages with verification check marks,” sabi pa ni Dumlao.