Mayor Honey Lacuna (Photo courtesy of Manila City Hall Reporters Association)
MANILA – The Manila City government has started the distribution of the monthly cash aid for solo parents in the city, Mayor Honey Lacuna said Tuesday.
In a statement, Lacuna said the payout of the financial assistance will run until the second week of January next year.
Some 17,000 solo parents in the city would receive PHP3,000, representing the PHP500 monthly cash aid for the period July to December this year.
Lacuna advised the beneficiaries to check the social media account of the Manila Department of Social Welfare (MDSW) for the payout schedules.
She added that those who may have questions or are seeking clarifications regarding their data may go directly to their assigned MDSW District Welfare Offices:
--District 1 – Vitas Aquatic Center;
--District 2 – Tesda Building Tayuman;
--District 3 – Alvarez St. beside Rasac Court;
--District 4 – behind Manila Police District Precinct 4, Balic-Balic;
--District 5 – Bahay Kalinga Building Paco;
--District 6 – Bahay Kalinga Building Paco;
--Baseco – Baseco Office near Barangay Hall.
These offices would also entertain questions or concerns of persons with disability (PWDs) who are also recipients of the monthly financial assistance being given by the city government to certain sectors.
The MDSW has also designated help desks in each area where the payouts will be done, to directly address concerns or questions from the recipients or residents.
Regarding PWD concerns, Lacuna said residents may go directly to the PWD Affairs Office (PDAO) located at Room 111, Ground Floor, Manila City Hall or they may call 5336-5436 or 5310-3267.
Under the city’s social amelioration program, senior citizens, persons with disabilities, solo parents, Grade 12 students and students of the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila and Universidad de Manila receive a monthly cash aid. (PNA)
