Ayuda ng DSWD sa mga estudyante pinuri ni Cong.Yap.
PINURI at pinasalamatan ni Benguet Congressman Eric Yap ang pagsusumikap ng Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) na mas marami pang Pinoy at mga estudyante na nangangailangan na mapagkalooban ng kaukulang tulong.
Ayon kay Cong.Yap, sa unang araw pa lamang ng pagbibigay ng ayuda ay maraming mag-aaral na ang nabigyan ng DSWD ng Educational Assistance para sa mga indigent students nitong Sabado.
Sinabi ni Rep. Yap, sa nakalipas na maraming taon na ipinatutupad ng DSWD ang Assistance to Individuals in Crisis (AICS) ay halos hindi ito batid ng mamamayan pero ngayon ay isinapubliko ni DSWD Sec.Erwin Tulfo upang makatulong sa mas maraming disadvantaged individuals na mag-aaral.
Ani Cong.Yap, kinilala ng DSWD ang pangangailangan ng tulong ng mga mag-aaral na agarang tinugunan ni Sec.Tulfo.
“Through Secretary (Erwin) Tulfo, the DSWD opened its doors to make its AICS program more accessible to the indigent youth all over the country,” anang mambabatas.
Ipinaliwanag pa ni Rep. Yap na ang naganap sa payout ng DSWD nitong Sabado ay nagpapakita kung gaano kadaming mga indigent students ang nangangailangan ng educational cash aid.
“This experience during the first weekend is one of the birth pains of change. The DSWD commits to improve the system to address the challenges encountered by those who stood in line to have their documents processed,” aniya pa.
“But more than anything, we must hold in high regard this initiative by Secretary Tulfo. Being a game changer, he intends to get rid of the ‘palakasan system’ in which the beneficiaries of the agency’s programs are determined according to their connections. By opening the doors of the agency, he made AICS available to all the qualified indigents,” dagdag pa ni Rep. Yap.
“Since his appointment, what he has done is beyond the bare minimum. He could have taken the safer route and sticked with the accustomed work and process in the agency, but he didn’t. He chose to be proactive, attempting to change the routine to help more of those in need. Thus, we seek for the patience and cooperation of our kababayans as the agency continue to enhance their system to help more families struggling during this difficult time,” aniya pa.
