SAP 2nd payout for Bagui0, Benguet on

 By Carlito C. Dar

BAGUIO CITY - - The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) announced that payout for the second tranche of the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) in Baguio City and Benguet is now ongoing.

DSWD – CAR Regional Director Leo Quintilla, in  a media forum Thursday,  said  around  98,490 qualified family beneficiaries in Baguio City and Benguet   will  receive the P5,500 SAP second tranche financial subsidy with a total allocation of P381,210,500.

Baguio City and Benguet are the only areas in Cordillera that are eligible for the SAP second tranche as  they were under  extended Enhanced Community Quarantine  from  May 1 to 15, 2020.  Under the guidelines, the SAP second tranche   is provided to qualified beneficiaries in areas under ECQ.   

For the cash subsidy payout, 69,311 beneficiaries will receive their SAP subsidy through Financial Service Providers (FSP) -PayMaya for Baguio City, G-Cash and Star Pay for Benguet. They will receive information on how and where they can get their cash subsidy from the phone number that they have registered, Quintilla said.

He informed that 29,179 beneficiaries will get their subsidy through direct payout to be conducted by DSWD – CAR, in coordination with local government units and partner agencies. Direct payout is now being conducted for the Benguet municipalities of Bakun, Kabayan and Sablan.

About 4,704 families   in Baguio City and Benguet under the SAP “waitlisted” are also eligible for the second tranche, and DSWD – CAR is now working for their SAP fund allocation.

Quintilla advised the SAP family beneficiaries to spend their cash subsidy wisely, reiterating that the assistance generally aims to help on the essential needs of the beneficiaries during this time of community quarantine.

With the August 24 scheduled opening of classes, Quintilla also advised the SAP beneficiaries to save or use some of the cash subsidy for the needs of their school children. (JDP/CCD-PIA CAR)