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By Aaron Recuenco
The Philippine National Police (PNP) is now preparing to assist the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in the distribution of the second tranche of the government’s cash assistance under the Social Amelioration Program (SAP).
Philippine National Police spokesperson Brig. General Bernard Banac
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PNP spokesman Brig. Gen. Bernard Banac said that they have already sent a team that will participate in the two-day orientation on the SAP distribution protocols.
This will define and direct the PNP personnel’s role in assisting the DSWD in the management and distribution of cash assistance to qualified beneficiaries as well as the wait listed families,” said Banac.
President Duterte had earlier tapped the police and the military for the cash distribution over his distrust of some local officials who were allegedly engaged in corruption using the SAP fund.
The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) has been tapped to run after erring local officials involved in the SAP distribution anomalies.
At least 235 cases have been filed against 600 probable suspects. A total of 126 of these cases were already filed in courts, 66 are still under investigation, seven are being readied for filing, four were referred or endorsed to other agencies, while 32 cases could not be filed.
The 2nd tranche of SAP will be given to beneficiaries in Metro Manila, Central Luzon, except the province of Aurora, CALABARZON (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon), Benguet, Pangasinan, Iloilo Province, Cebu Province, Bacolod City, Davao City, Albay, and Zamboanga City.
