Info Magzine: Cash aid for families affected by Covid-19 pandemic pushed in House

MANILA, Philippines — A measure that goals to offer money help to families affected by the coronavirus pandemic has been filed in the House of Representatives.

House Bill No. 8597 proposes the creation of the Bangon Pamilyang Pilipino (BPP) Assistance Program whereby every Filipino household shall obtain one-time money help of P10,000 or P1,500 per member of the family, whichever is greater.

The BPP aid program is completely different from the social amelioration scheme supplied below the Bayanihan measures, in keeping with the invoice.

Based on the proposed laws, the next shall be given precedence in the distribution of the BPP money help:

Poorest of the poor;
Senior residents;
Persons with disabilities;
Solo mother and father;
Displaced, retrenched or separated employees, or in any other case severely affected or have misplaced their jobs in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic;
Medical frontliners together with barangay well being employees;
Families of abroad Filipino employees;
Those who weren’t capable of obtain help by way of any of the social amelioration packages of the nationwide authorities;
Filipino residents holding a Philippine National ID;
Other members of the weak sectors

Although the invoice solely encourages those that would need to profit from the BPP money help program to enroll in the Philippine Identification System (PIS), it additionally says that enlistment in PIS would advantage prioritization of the enrollee in the checklist of beneficiaries.

Further, the invoice mandates the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to determine, keep, and function a phone hotline, web site, and cellular utility in order to successfully facilitate the rollout of the aid program.

“Although Filipinos are known for their grit and resilience, assistance to our countrymen is still needed to help them survive and get back on their feet amid the pandemic while a viable vaccine program for all Filipinos is being rolled out by the government,” proponents of the measure famous.

“This bill ensures that each and every Filipino is given additional assistance, in recognition that we all have been affected by the pandemic, economic setbacks, and all the hardships brought about in the year 2020,” they added.

House Bill No. 8597 was filed by Taguig-Pateros Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano and his spouse, Taguig Rep. Maria Laarni Cayetano, in addition to Camarines Sur Rep. Luis Raymund Villafuerte, Batangas Rep. Raneo Abu, Laguna Rep. Dan Fernandez, Anakalusugan Partylist Rep. Michael Defensor, and Bulacan Rep. Jose Antonio Sy-Alvarado.