The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Saturday directed barangay captains to make public the names of their community’s beneficiaries for the social amelioration program.
DILG Secretary Eduardo Año said village leaders must
fully disclose the list of target beneficiaries in order to promote “honesty,
transparency, and orderly management” of the financial subsidy from the
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).
He also said the list of beneficiaries can be clearly
posted on the barangay hall, city/municipal hall, social center, gymnasium,
auditorium, transport terminal, public market, health station, hospital, and
other similar public spaces.
“We want the process of identifying the target
beneficiaries under the SAP to be transparent. Hence, we have directed all our
punong barangays to post the masterlist of beneficiaries in strategic areas in
their barangays so that the residents will also be informed if they will
receive the said financial assistance from the government,” Año stressed.
“It’s very important to broadcast their lists so the
citizens will be enlightened and well-informed that the priority recipients are
the poorest families who have no means to earn a living in the middle of this
crisis,” he added.
The social amelioration program was implemented to ease
the impact of the enhanced community quarantine on the most vulnerable sector
of the society since the lockdown effectively stopped the operation of
businesses and work, leaving the many poor people without a livelihood.
The enhanced community quarantine across Luzon was
imposed to control the transmission of coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which causes the
highly infectious respiratory illness COVID-19.
“Our intention here is to make sure that the barangays
have a correct and complete list of beneficiaries,” said Año. “If the list
isn’t complete, the local government unit can take the necessary course of
action and inform the DSWD.”
Año added that he issued the order after receiving
reports from field officers that there has been a lack of transparency
regarding the distribution of social amelioration forms and cash aid. (Contents reposted from Inquirer.net)
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