According to Tiangco, he was leaving it to the City Social Welfare and Development Office to decide whether to divide his salary over the next 27 months—which would total P3.2 million—among 400 or 800 families. ADVERTISEMENT“I asked them to think carefully, especially on the amount that would be given per family,” he said. At the same time, Tiangco asked those who would not be picked not to get angry as he cited the local government’s limited resources. Distribution of the P8,000 cash assistance under the SAP to low-income families in the city began on April 18. Although the city government was allowed to print up to 70,000 social amelioration cards, Tiangco said the supposed “quota” was at 27,978 families, excluding beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program or 4Ps.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer April 26, 2020 20:03 UTC