TRACKER: DSWD assistance during coronavirus crisis

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TRACKER: DSWD assistance during coronavirus crisis

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(6th UPDATE) DSWD's main responsibility under the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act is to expedite the distribution of food assistance to the most affected residents

MANILA, Philippines (6th UPDATE) – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is tasked under Republic Act No. 11469 or the “Bayanihan to Heal as One” law to provide economic relief to Filipino workers and residents affected by the coronavirus lockdown measures.

DSWD’s main responsibility was to expedite the distribution of food assistance to the most affected residents, according to the law. 

On March 29, DSWD announced it will provide social assistance amounting to P5,000 to P8,000 for two months to the country’s most vulnerable families. Two days later, on March 31, the government announced P200 billion allocation to fund the program.

As of April 14, DSWD said a total of P58.58 billion was transferred to local government units across the country.

In an update on Sunday, April 26, the DSWD said that P79.375 billion had been transferred to LGUs.

Of this figure, P22.79 billion were given to 3.93 million non-4Ps beneficiaries and P16.3 billion was distributed to around 3.7 million 4Ps beneficiaries who are cash card holders.

There is a 4-step process for families to qualify for the assistance. Representatives of local government units will be distributing on a “house to house basis” Social Amelioration Card (SAC) forms that will serve as a validation tool to determine who will be qualified to avail of the assistance.

The heads of households will need to fill up the forms, making sure to provide all the required information, and then return the form to the local government representative who will return to pick up the forms.

The food, non-food, and cash assistance will be distributed to qualified beneficiaries through the local government units. 

Rappler is tracking the status of DSWD efforts in different parts of the country. In the first table below, see the per-region breakdown of the number of 4Ps and non-4Ps families who have received the emergency subsidy, as well as the total amounts received by beneficiaries.

The second table shows the status of the distribution of these funds, against the target number of beneficiaries and budget allocations per region.

The data in these tables are as of Sunday, April 26.

               

TOTAL NATIONWIDE

Latest Update: April 27, 2020 

Total Amount: P18.5 billion for 4Ps families and P80.66 billion for Non-4Ps families

Target Beneficiaries: 4,321,542 4Ps families and 13,309,449 families non-4Ps families

Package per family: P5,000 to P8,000 

Schedule of release: As of April 27, most of the 4Ps beneficiaries or 3,703,255 families (85.7%) have received their packages totalling P16.28 billion. Among non-4Ps beneficiaries, only 4,426,277 families (33.3%) have received their packages totalling P25.86 billion.

As of April 20, most of the 4Ps beneficiaries or 3,638,550 families have received their packages totalling P16.03 billion. Among non-4Ps beneficiaries, only 1,605,871 families have received their packages totalling P9.19 billion.

METRO MANILA: NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION

Latest Update: April 27, 2020

Total Amount: P12.47 billion for 4Ps families and P12.46 billion for non-4Ps families

Target Beneficiaries: 226,308 4Ps families and 1,558,615 non-4Ps families including at least 4,000 families with transport network vehicle service (TNVS) drivers

Package per family: P8,000

Schedule of release: As of April 27, most of the 4Ps beneficiaries or 212,738 familes (94%) have received their packages totalling P1.50 billion. Distribution sped up a little among non-4Ps beneficiaries with 205,650 (13.2%) families receiving their packages totalling P1.65 billion.

As of April 20, most of the 4Ps beneficiaries or 212,738 familes have received their packages totalling P1.41 billion. Among non-4Ps beneficiaries, only 32,335 families have received their packages.

As of April 14, DSWD said P12.468 billion was transferred to local government units.

As of April 8, at least P9.5 billion was allocated for target families. The amount doesn’t include funding for families with TNVS drivers. The breakdown is below:

  • Manila – P1.48 billion
  • Paranaque – P621.39 million
  • Caloocan – P1.72 billion
  • Marikina – P449.88 million
  • Pasig – P750.93 million
  • Quezon City – P3.02 billion
  • Mandaluyong – P368.37 million
  • Muntinlupa – P430.68 million
  • Taguig – P739.97 million

The city government of Parañaque said it began distributing subsidies to target families as early as April 3, while Manila began its work on April 6. As of April 8, the DSWD NCR Field Office established 17 monitoring teams to supervise full implementation of the first tranche of the emergency subsidy program. LandBank was also requested to open on Saturdays.  

Families with TNVS drivers started receiving cash aid on April 6. DSWD signed on April 3 a memorandum of agreement with the Department of Transportation – Land Transportation, Franchising and Regulatory Board (DOTr-LTFRB) and LandBank of the Philippines to facilitate the speedy release of the cash aid

CAR: CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

Latest Update: April 27, 2020

Total Amount: P249.56 million for 4Ps families and P1.30 billion for non-4Ps families

Beneficiaries: 60,136 4Ps families and 237,153 non-4Ps families

Package per family: Information is not available.

Schedule of release: As of April 27, most of the 4Ps beneficiaries or 59,990 families (99.8%) have received their packages totalling P248.96 million. Distribution more than doubled among non-4Ps beneficiaries with 142,602 families (60.1%) received their packages totalling P783.38 million.

Schedule of release: As of April 20, most of the 4Ps beneficiaries or 59,742 families have received their packages totalling P247.93 million. Among non-4Ps beneficiaries, 65,623 families have received their packages totalling P360.16 million.

As of April 14, DSWD said P1.307 billion was transferred to 77 local government units.

REGION 1: ILOCOS

Latest Update: April 27, 2020

Total Amount: P851.56 for 4Ps families and P4.33 billion for non-4Ps families

Beneficiaries: 205,195 4Ps families and 787,880 non-4Ps families

Package per family: Information is not available

Schedule of release: As of April 27, most of the 4Ps beneficiaries or 204,358 families (99.6%) have received their packages totalling P848.09 million. Distribution sped up among non-4Ps beneficiaries with 290,343 (36.9%) families receiving their packages totalling P1.60 billion.

As of April 20, most of the 4Ps beneficiaries or 204,358 families have received their packages totalling P848.09 million. Among non-4Ps beneficiaries, 114,075 families have received their packages totalling P627.41 million.

As of April 14, DSWD said P4.001 billion was transferred to 120 local government units.

As of April 9, DSWD said up to 999,531 families from Region I were qualified for the emergency assistance. 

REGION 2. CAGAYAN VALLEY

Latest Update: April 20, 2020

Total Amount: P421.44 million for 4Ps beneficiaries and P3.23 billion for non-4Ps beneficiaries

Beneficiaries: 106,122 4Ps families and 586,675 non-4Ps families

Package per family: Information is not available.

Schedule of release: As of April 27, most of the 4Ps beneficiaries or 101,552 families (95.7%) have received their packages totalling P421.44 million. Distribution sped up among non-4Ps beneficiaries with 319,041 (54.4%) families receiving their packages totalling P1.75 billion. 

As of April 20, most of the 4Ps beneficiaries or 101,552 families have received their packages totalling P421.44 million. Among non-4Ps beneficiaries, 103,052 families have received their packages totalling P566.79 million.

As of April 14, DSWD said P2.594 billion was transferred to 70 local government units.

REGION 3: CENTRAL LUZON

Latest Update: April 27, 2020

Total Amount: P1.51 billion for 4Ps beneficiaries and P9.74 billion for non-4Ps beneficiaries

Beneficiaries:  293,058 4Ps families and 1,510,792 non-4Ps families

Package per family: Information is not available

Schedule of release: As of April 27, most of the 4Ps beneficiaries or 286,370 families (97.7%) have received their packages totalling P1.47 billion. Among non-4Ps beneficiaries, 199,113 families (13.2%) have received their packages totalling P1.29 billion.

As of April 20, most of the 4Ps beneficiaries or 286,370 families have received their packages totalling P1.47 billion. Distribution sped up among non-4Ps beneficiaries with 585,669 families receiving their packages totalling P3.81 billion.

As of April 14, DSWD said P7.547 billion was transferred to 103 local government units.

As of April 9, P24,375,000 was distributed in the initial roll out of cash aid. At least 3,750 qualified families from Pandi, San Rafael, and Baliuag in Bulacan were identified.

REGION 4-A: CALABARZON

Latest Update: April 27, 2020

Total Amount: P1.70 billion for 4Ps beneficiaries and P12.64 billion for non-4Ps beneficiaries

Beneficiaries:  329,610 4Ps families and 1,944,919 non-4Ps families

Package per family: Information is not available

Schedule of release: As of April 27, most of the 4Ps beneficiaries or 311,375 families (94.5%) have received their packages totalling P1.60 billion. Distribution sped up among non-4Ps beneficiaries with 582,727 (30%) families receiving their packages totalling P3.79 billion.

As of April 20, most of the 4Ps beneficiaries or 311,218 families have received their packages totalling P1.60 billion. Among non-4Ps beneficiaries, 204,593 families have received their packages totalling P1.33 billion.

As of April 14, DSWD said P4.819 billion was transferred to local government units.

As of April 9, DSWD said up to 80,477 families were qualified from Cavite province alone. “More than 1,000 qualified beneficiaries” from Bacoor City have received cash aid and distribution was supposed to have been completed on April 11. P24,375,000 was distributed in the initial roll out of cash aid in Bacoor City, part of the total P523,100,500 allocated for Cavite province alone. 

REGION 4-B: MIMAROPA

Latest Update: April 27, 2020

Total Amount: P712.39 million for 4Ps beneficiaries and P2,08 billion for non-4Ps beneficiaries

Beneficiaries: 195,176 4Ps families and 416,246 non-4Ps families

Package per family: Information is not available.

Schedule of release: As of April 27, most of the 4Ps beneficiaries or 161,661 families (82.8%) have received their packages totalling P590.06 million. Among non-4Ps beneficiaries, 140,335 families (33.7%) have received their packages totalling P701.67 million.

As of April 20, most of the 4Ps beneficiaries or 161,661 families have received their packages totalling P590.06 million. Among non-4Ps beneficiaries, 246,984 families have received their packages totalling P1.23 billion.

As of April 14, DSWD said P1.964 billion was transferred to local government units.

As of April 9, DSWD said up to 233,443 families were entitled to cash aid in the region, mostly from Oriental Mindoro where there were 116,754 qualified beneficiaries. DSWD has started distributing in Baco town in Oriental Mindoro on April 9.

REGION 5. BICOL REGION

Latest Update: April 27, 2020

Total Amount: P1.37 billion for 4Ps beneficiaries and P3.86 billino for non-4Ps beneficiaries

Beneficiaries: 374,627 4Ps beneficiaries and 772,287 non-4Ps beneficiaries

Package per family: Information is not available

Schedule of release: As of April 27, most of the 4Ps beneficiaries or 319,522 families (85.3%) have received their packages totalling P1.17 billion. Distribution sped up among non-4Ps beneficiaries with 385,096 families (49.9%) have received their packages totalling P1.93 billion.

As of April 22, DSWD-Bicol said it has released P2.09 billion in emergency subsidy for 503,741 families in the region. DSWD regional director Arnel Garcia said the beneficiaries in 87 out of 114 local government units have received P5,000 each under the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) of the DSWD.

The beneficiaries were broken down to 315,544 4Ps families and 188,197 non-4Ps families. “To achieve the target of 1.1 million poor families of the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) here in the Bicol Region, we are in constant coordination with the LGUs by providing them technical assistance along its implementation,” Garcia said.

As of April 20, most of the 4Ps beneficiaries or 314,819 families have received their packages totalling P1.15 billion. Among non-4Ps beneficiaries, 175,868 families have received their packages totalling P879.34 million.

As of April 14, DSWD said P3.861 billion was transferred to 114 local government units.

REGION 6. WESTERN VISAYAS

Latest Update: April 27, 2020

Total Amount: P1.48 billion for 4Ps beneficiaries and P6.92 billion for on-4Ps beneficiaries

Beneficiaries: 318,899 4Ps families and 1,153,784 non-4Ps families

Package per family: Information is not available.

Schedule of release: As of April 27, most of the 4Ps beneficiaries or 311,687 families (97.7%) have received their packages totalling P1.45 billion. Distribution sped up among non-4Ps beneficiaries with 387,905 families (33.6%) have received their packages totalling P2.33 billion.

As of April 20, most of the 4Ps beneficiaries or 311,687 families have received their packages totalling P1.45 billion. Among non-4Ps beneficiaries, 119,799 families have received their packages totalling P718.79 million.

As of April 14, DSWD said P5.530 billion was transferred to 91 local government units.

REGION 7. CENTRAL VISAYAS

Latest Update: April 27, 2020

Total Amount: P1.35 billion for 4Ps beneficiaries and P6.35 billion for non-4Ps families

Beneficiaries: 289,863 4Ps families and 1,058,075 non-4Ps families

Package per family: Information is not available.

Schedule of release: As of April 27, most of the 4Ps beneficiaries or 224,766 families (77.5%) have received their packages totalling P1.05 billion. Distribution sped up among non-4Ps beneficiaries with 282,617 families (26.7%) have received their packages totalling P1.70 billion.

As of April 20, most of the 4Ps beneficiaries or 224,061 families have received their packages totalling P1.04 billion. Among non-4Ps beneficiaries, 116,976 families have received their packages totalling P701.86 million.

As of April 14, DSWD said P4.041 billion was transferred to 108 local government units.

REGION 8. EASTERN VISAYAS

Latest Update: April 20, 2020

Total Amount: P1.03 billion for 4Ps beneficiaries and P2.98 billion for non-4Ps families

Beneficiaries: 282,029 4Ps families and 596,094 non-4Ps families

Package per family: Information is not available.

Schedule of release: As of April 27, most of the 4Ps beneficiaries or 257,194 families (91.2%) have received their packages totalling P938.76 million. Distribution sped up among non-4Ps beneficiaries with 109,406 families (18.4%) have received their packages totalling P547.03 million.

As of April 20, most of the 4Ps beneficiaries or 257,077 families have received their packages totalling P938.33 million. Among non-4Ps beneficiaries, 7,566 families have received their packages totalling P37.83 million.

As of April 14, DSWD said P4.041 billion was transferred to 108 local government units.

REGION 9. ZAMBOANGA PENINSULA

Latest Update: April 27, 2020

Total Amount: P997.46 million for 4Ps beneficiaries and P2.02 billion for non-4Ps beneficiaries

Beneficiaries: 323,074 4Ps families and 403,185 non-4Ps families

Package per family: Information is not available.

Schedule of release: As of April 27, most of the 4Ps beneficiaries or 289,116 families (89.5%) have received their packages totalling P1.06 billion. Distribution sped up among non-4Ps beneficiaries with 73,671 families (18.3%) have received their packages totalling P368.33 million.

As of April 20, most of the 4Ps beneficiaries or 289,116 families have received their packages totalling P1.06 billion. Among non-4Ps beneficiaries, 7,477 families have received their packages totalling P37.38 million.

As of April 14, DSWD said P1.874 billion was transferred to 62 local government units.

REGION 10: NORTHERN MINDANAO

Latest Update: April 27, 2020

Total Amount: P1.27 billion for 4Ps families and P3.77 billion for non-4Ps families

Beneficiaries: 272,074 4Ps families and 628,243 non-4Ps families

Package per family: P5,000 to P8,000 worth of food, non-food, and cash assistance.  DSWD Northern Mindanao assistant regional director Aldersey de la Cruz said each family will receive 5 food packs worth P2,700. Each pack contains 6 kilos of rice, 8 assorted canned goods (4 sardines and 4 tuna or corned beef), and 6 sachets of coffee or chocolate drink.. He said the remaining P3,300 cash or non-cash assistance was still being ironed out.

Schedule of release: As of April 27, most of the 4Ps beneficiaries or 245,664 families (90.3%) have received their packages totalling P1.14 billion. Distribution sped up among non-4Ps beneficiaries with 142,563 families (22.7%) have received their packages totalling P855.27 million.

As of April 20, most of the 4Ps beneficiaries or 245,664 families have received their packages totalling P1.14 billion. Among non-4Ps beneficiaries, 5,799 families have received their packages totalling P34.79 million.

As of April 14, DSWD SAID P2.692 billion was transferred to 66 local government units. 

As of March 30, up to 73,300 food packs have been prepositioned in Malaybalay City and Maramag town for Bukidon, Iligan City in Lanao del Norte, in Sinacaban and Oroquieta City in Misamis Occidental, Camiguin Island, and at the regional headquarters in Cagayan de Oro. These will be distributed to the beneficiaries in the respective provinces. 

REGION 11. DAVAO REGION

Announcement date: April 27, 2020

Total Amount: P1.25 billion for 4Ps beneficiaries and P4.11 for non-4Ps beneficiaries

Beneficiaries: 267,974 4Ps families and 685,547 non-4Ps families

Package per family: Information is not available.

Schedule of release: As of April 27, most of the 4Ps beneficiaries or 254,029 families (94.8%) have received their packages totalling P1.18 billion. Distribution sped up among non-4Ps beneficiaries with 174,500 families (25.5%) have received their packages totalling P1.05 billion

As of April 20, most of the 4Ps beneficiaries or 252,769 families have received their packages totalling P1.18 billion. Among non-4Ps beneficiaries, 72,165 families have received their packages totalling P432.99 million.

As of April 14, DSWD said P2.422 billion was transferred to 42 local government units.

REGION 12. SOCCSKSARGEN

Latest Update: April 20, 2020

Total Amount: P916.00 million for 4Ps beneficiaries and P3.34 billion for non-4Ps beneficiaries

Beneficiaries: 250,959 4Ps families and 668,287 non-4Ps families

Package per family: Information is not available.

Schedule of release: As of April 27, most of the 4Ps beneficiaries or 226,659 families (90.3%) have received their packages totalling P827.31 million. Distribution sped up among non-4Ps beneficiaries with 260,533 families (39%)) have received their packages totalling P1.30 billion.

As of April 20, most of the 4Ps beneficiaries or 226,659 families have received their packages totalling P827.31 million. Among non-4Ps beneficiaries, 79,487 families have received their packages totalling P397.43 million.

As of April 14, DSWD said P1.953 billion was transferred to 36 local government units.

CARAGA

Latest Update: April 27, 2020

Total Amount: P690.87 million for 4Ps beneficiaries and P1.51 billion for non-4Ps beneficiaries

Beneficiaries: 189,279 4Ps families and 301,668 non-4Ps families

Package per family: Information is not available.

Schedule of release: As of April 27, most of the 4Ps beneficiaries or 179,059 families (94.6%) have received their packages totalling P653.57 million. Distribution sped up among non-4Ps beneficiaries with 226,210 families (75.0%) have received their packages totalling P1.13 billion.

As of April 20, most of the 4Ps beneficiaries or 179,059 families have received their packages totalling P653.57 million. Among non-4Ps beneficiaries,  161,608 families have received their packages totalling P808.04 million.

As of April 14, DSWD said P1.508 billion was transferred to 23 local government units.

BARMM

Latest Update: April 27, 2020

Total Amount: P1.23 billion for 4Ps beneficiaries and P614 million for non-4Ps beneficiaries

Beneficiaries: 337,392 4Ps families and 176,019 non-4Ps families

Package per family: Information is not available.

Schedule of release: As of April 27, at least 57,515 4Ps families (17%) received their packages totalling P217.50 million. Among non-4Ps beneficiaries, 10,760 families (6.1%) have received their packages totalling P46.41 million.– with reports from Bobby Lagsa and Rhaydz Barcia/Rappler.com

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