cash aid for indigent families after President Rodrigo Duterte ordered to raise their monthly “ayuda” from P200 to P500.
In a related development, the Department of Budget and Management has released P7 billion to the Department of Transportation for the implementation of the Service Contracting Program . This will be implemented through two types of contracts—net cost contracting and gross cost contracting—to ensure fair compensation of services to be provided by PUV drivers.
“President Rodrigo Duterte ordered us to find ways to secure the funds. Whatever it takes, we must have a P500 for every beneficiary,” Andanar said. Meanwhile, Andanar said the government will continue to work harder to address poverty in the country after a recent Social Weather Stations survey showed a drop in the number of Filipino families that consider themselves poor.