Erico supports 4Ps P44.255-B 2013 outlay

By JUNE S. BLANCO

REP. Erico Aumentado (2nd District, Bohol) has supported the P44.255-B outlay for the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) and the other outlays for livelihood and Kalahi-Cidss allocations under the 2013 proposed General Appropriations Act even as he urged the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to prepare an exit program for the 4Ps beneficiaries once the government decides to end the poverty reduction project.

Aumentado, a member of the House Appropriations Committee, made the pronouncement as the 2nd District received an additional 1,495 Pantawid Pamilya potential households under set No. 6.

The additional households are intended for Bien Unido, 74; Buenavista, 102; Dagohoy, 351; Inabanga, 173; Getafe, 147; President Carlos P. Garcia, 153; Trinidad, 82; and Ubay, 413.

Director Ma. Evelyn Macapobre said the households were considered potential beneficiaries after meeting the requirements of eligibility such as residents of the poorest municipality, having child/children 0-14 years old, pregnant household member at the time of the assessment and households whose economic condition is equal to or below the provincial poverty threshold.

On the other hand, aware of Aumentado’s continuing support of the DSWD budget, Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman informed the solon that as of July 2012, the total outlay for the 2nd District Pantawid Pamilya amounted to P92,304,900 broken down as follows:

Bien Unido, P6,972,000; Buenavista, P6,968,800; Clarin, P2,655,200; Dagohoy, P3,892,700; Danao, P4,983,300; Inabanga, P6,782,800; Getafe, P8,648,900; Pres. Carlos P. Garcia, P6,902,600; Sagbayan, P3,375,100; San Isidro, P1,163,300; San Miguel, P5,031,400; Talibon, P10,990,900; Trinidad, P6,999,300; and Ubay, P16,938,600.

On the Kalahi-Cidss or Kapitbisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services, Soliman told Aumentado that the amount of P150,970,065.17 had been released for Bien Unido, P9,828,630; Buenavista, P26,975,186.95; Danao, P14,027,400; Getafe, P15,806,517; Pres. Carlos P. Garcia, P15,091,232; San Miguel, P13,319,696; Talibon, P15,633,851.02; Trinidad, P13,851,955.21; and Ubay, P26,435,596.99.

Soliman also said the 2nd District has been the recipient of sustainable livelihood for Pantawid Pamilya and non-Pantawid Pamilya as well as supplementary feeding, rice subsidy, social pension for indigent senior citizens, core shelter, assistance for internally displaced persons (IDPs) and disaster relief.

Finally, the DSWD secretary reported to Aumentado the rice subsidy and social pension for indigent senior citizens released for the 2nd District as follows: rice subsidy, P56,440,329 and social pension, P7,000,572.

The distribution of the said subsidies is as follows: Bien Unido, P3,959,076 and P427,500; Buenavista, P4,710,948 and P841,000; Clarin, P1,386,264 and P155,500; Dagohoy, P2,778,402 and P486,000; Danao, P2,898,819 and P262,000; Inabanga, P4,428,996 and P718,500; Getafe, P5,307,159 and P646,500; Pres. Carlos P. Garcia, P4,584,657 and 526,500; Sagbayan, P1,756,326 and P326,500; San Isidro, P625,581 and P182,500; San Miguel, P3,359,928 and P333,500; Talibon, P6,373,290 and P473,000; Trinidad, P4,411,374 and P639,000; and Ubay, P9,859,509 and P1,554,000.

Aumentado commended President Noynoy Aquino for continuing and expanding considerably the program started by the Arroyo administration with a P10-billion support fund for conditional cash transfer only, patterned after Brazil and Mexico without the livelihood and other components now introduced by the Aquino administration.