QC gov’t gives Christmas baskets, provides free bus tickets to street dwellers, Aetas 0 SHARES Share it! “I have instructed SSDD to coordinate with Task Force Disiplina and DSWD to reach out to indigenous peoples (IP) and street dwellers who roam our city,” said Belmonte. The 19 Aetas, who were found along E.Rodriguez to Kamuning Market, were provided with Pamaskong Handog or a basket of food/grocery items each along with other street dwellers. Belmonte said the SSDD also reached out to other street dwellers, provided them food and transportation and informed them about existing regulations and corresponding penalties. The SSDD discovered that some of the street dwellers are beneficiaries of the government’s modified conditional cash transfer program for the homeless and admitted depending on alms for their everyday living.

Source: Manila Bulletin December 27, 2019 04:30 UTC