The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has reduced the number of documents needed to avail of financial assistance.
Wesley Angelo Barayuga, head of the Crisis Intervention Section of DSWD-6, said those applying for the aid are no longer required to submit a certificate of indigency.
He stressed that the agency give medical, funeral, transportation educational and food assistance not just to indigents but to people from all walks of life.
Applicants need to bring valid government-issued identification cards and other documents required for specific assistance.
The amounts of assistance beneficiaries can receive, under DSWD’s Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) Program, range from P1,000 to P10,000.IMT
