DSWD eyes 80,000 educational aid beneficiaries on 3rd day of payout

NEATER LINE Beneficiaries of the educational assistance distributed by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) form a more orderly queue outside the DSWD-NCR office in Sampaloc, Manila, which leads to a bigger crowd inside (right photo), still observing order, as personnel of the agency process their cash aid. —FILE PHOTO BY RICHARD A. REYES

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Social Welfare and Development is eyeing some 80,000 beneficiaries of its educational cash aid on the third day of distribution Saturday.

DSWD spokesperson Romel Lopez told reporters that the said total number of beneficiaries will be accommodated in the department’s 316 payout centers nationwide.

Lopez added that there are some 2 million applicants for the cash aid as of September 3, Saturday.

Walk-in transactions are still not allowed for indigent students who will apply to get the financial assistance.

The policy is meant to avoid drawing huge crowds like those that trooped to the DSWD central and regional offices on August 20, prompting the agency to seek the help of local government units in the distribution of the aid.

The DSWD’s educational cash assistance will be P1,000 for elementary students, P2,000 for junior high school students, P3,000 for senior high school students, and P4,000 for college students or those taking vocational courses.

Three students per family can get the cash assistance, the DSWD said.

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