P10K ayuda aid excluded in 2022 budget — Cayetano
TAGUIG City Representative Alan Peter Cayetano lamented the exclusion of financial aid in the 2022 national budget.
“Maraming good news sa 2022 budget — hinihimay na namin po — pero may mga bad news din. Walang lump sum na P150-200 billion para sa sampung libong ayuda which I really believe na dapat meron,” Cayetano said.
Cayetano and his allies in the Balik sa Tamang Serbisyo (BTS) sa Kongreso have been pushing for the 10K Ayuda Bill which seeks to provide every Filipino family with P10,000 in direct aid to help them with their daily needs as well as put up their own small businesses during the pandemic.
The proposed measure was filed in February and was consolidated into Bayanihan 3, but the provision of P10,000 for every family was not adopted.
Cayetano previously said only P200 billion is needed to provide each Filipino family with P10,000 in cash aid during the pandemic.
The former Speaker acknowledged that there are various forms of financial assistance amounting to tens of billions in the proposed budget such as the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) and the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD).
However, he noted that targeted programs “always have too much bureaucracy” which is not ideal for the current situation.
