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Lacson to DSWD: Prioritize Capacitating of 5th, 6th-Class Towns

Sen. Panfilo M. Lacson on Monday urged the Department of Social Welfare and Development to prioritize fifth- and sixth-class municipalities in its Technical Assistance and Resource Augmentation (TARA) program.

Lacson said this would help ensure that the DSWD is able to maximize its funds for the program while benefiting the local government units that need assistance most.

“One criterion na naisip ko, i-prioritize siguro fifth- and sixth-class municipalities kesa first-class municipalities, kasi hindi na siguro kailangan, technically capacitated na sila (One criterion I can think of is to prioritize assistance to the fifth and sixth-class municipalities. First-class municipalities likely do not need the assistance as much as they are already technically capacitated),” he said at the Senate hearing on the DSWD’s budget for 2022.

Related: Ping sa DSWD: Mas Bigyang Kapasidad ang Mga Mahihirap na Bayan
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Ping, Sinita ang Bilyon-Bilyong ‘Off-Budget’ na Kita na Gov’t Hospitals

Paano nasisikmura ng mga pampublikong ospital na singilin pa ang mga kababayan nating naka-confine doon, samantalang bilyon-bilyon naman ang kanilang “off-budget” na kita nitong mga nakaraang taon?

Ito ang pinuna ni Sen. Ping Lacson nitong Miyerkules sa kanyang interpelasyon sa panukalang badyet ng Department of Health (DOH) para sa 2022.

Giit ni Lacson, kung malaki naman pala ang kinikita nila ay pwede itong pambayad sa mga gastusin sa ospital ng mga mahihirap na pasyente lalo na ang mga nawalan ng hanapbuhay dahil sa pandemya.

Related: Lacson Blasts Gov’t Hospitals’ Humongous Off-Budget Income: Konsensya Issue Ito
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Lacson Blasts Gov’t Hospitals’ Humongous Off-Budget Income: Konsensya Issue Ito

How could government-run hospitals have billions of pesos in off-budget income in the past several years, yet still charge Filipinos who are confined there?

Sen. Panfilo M. Lacson raised this question Wednesday during his interpellation of the Department of Health (DOH)’s proposed budget for 2022.

Lacson stressed the huge amounts could have been used to help defray the expenses of poor patients, especially those who lost their livelihood due to the Covid pandemic.

Related: Ping, Sinita ang Bilyon-Bilyong ‘Off-Budget’ na Kita na Gov’t Hospitals
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Ping, Kinuwestyon ang ‘Iregularidad’ sa Pamamahagi ng SAP

Paano nasabi ng Department of Social Welfare and Development na mayroon silang 94-percent physical accomplishment sa pamamahagi ng pondo mula sa Social Amelioration Program (SAP), kung 80 porsyento lamang ang kanilang nailabas na pondo?

Ito ang binigyang diin ni Senador Panfilo Lacson nitong Lunes sa kanyang interpelasyon sa panukalang badyet ng DSWD para sa taong 2022 na umaabot sa P191.4 bilyon.

“Something doesn’t add up. The DSWD’s latest data showed that the agency was able to distribute SAP to 717,372 out of 761,259 target beneficiary families. That would constitute 94.23-percent accomplishment as of Aug. 31, 2021,” ani Lacson.

Related: Lacson Questions Discrepancy in SAP Distribution
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Lacson Questions Discrepancy in SAP Distribution

How could the Department of Social Welfare and Development claim a 94-percent physical accomplishment of its distribution of Social Amelioration Program (SAP) funds, when it has disbursed only 80 percent of the funds?

Sen. Panfilo M. Lacson raised this question Monday as he interpellated the DSWD on its proposed P191.4-billion budget for 2022.

“Something doesn’t add up. The DSWD’s latest data showed that the agency was able to distribute SAP to 717,372 out of 761,259 target beneficiary families. That would constitute 94.23-percent accomplishment as of Aug. 31, 2021,” Lacson said.

Related: Ping, Kinuwestyon ang ‘Iregularidad’ sa Pamamahagi ng SAP
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