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DSWD to LGUs: No liquidation, no 2nd round cash aid

DSWD on cash assistance to seniors and PWDs

FILE- Impoverished residents of a barangay in San Jose del Monte, Bulacan province, hand in forms for aid in this photo taken on April 4. Local authorities use the forms to identify residents qualified to receive cash handouts under the national government’s financial assistance program for people badly hit by lockdown measures introduced to stem the spread of the new coronavirus in the country. INQUIRER file photo / JAM STA. ROSA

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Thursday warned that the second tranche of the government’s cash aid to low-income families could be delayed if local government units (LGUs) fail to provide liquidation documents for the social amelioration program for the month of April.

Social Welfare Undersecretary Glen Paje said local governments “are accountable and responsible for the distribution of aid,” and that LGUs should submit the liquidation report within 15 days of the actual payout.

Paje also reminded LGUs they were expected to return excess funds after distribution to beneficiaries. —Patricia Denise M. Chiu

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