DSWD starts releasing SAP 2nd tranche to 13.5M beneficiaries

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has started releasing the second tranche of cash aid under Social Amelioration Program (SAP) to cover 13.5 million beneficiaries.

On Wednesday, June 10, around 1.3 million beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) already received the cash assistance from the government.

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DSWD Secretary Rolando Bautista said they expect distribution for the second tranche to begin this week for areas that have submitted liquidation reports of the first tranche which have been validated by the DSWD.

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The agency is targeting 8.5 million low income families (from the 18 million masterlist) in ECQ areas and 5 million additional families approved by President Duterte for inclusion in the program.

NOTE: The 3.5 million ECQ families from leftout list will receive two waves of aid (P5,000 – 8,000 x 2 months), while the 1.5 million GCQ families would receive only one subsidy (P5,000 – P8,000).

NOTE: Collected fund from the returned cash aid of families who received more than one type of subsidy from SAP will be used for the second tranche, DSWD said. 

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The areas covered by the second tranche will be based on Executive Order No. 112, S. of 2020 dated May 1. These areas include:

• Region III except Aurora Province
• National Capital Region (NCR)
• Region CALABARZON
• Benguet
• Pangasinan
• Iloilo
• Cebu Province
• Bacolod City
• Davao City
• Albay Province
• Zamboanga City

NOTE: Albay Province and Zamboanga City will also be covered by the second tranche based on the Memorandum signed by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea on May 2.

DSWD said receiving the second tranche is not automatic as they need to validate first the list of submitted families by LGU to their Field Office.

The Department should issue Social Amelioration Card (SAC) forms with code specifically for the additional beneficiaries.

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NOTE: DSWD gave SAC form for qualified families under the first tranche. Form is needed in the registration through ReliefAgad app to process the 2nd tranche. If you did not receive SAC form, you may coordinate with your respective LGU.

Meanwhile, DSWD is seeking the help of local governments units (LGUs) to post their master list in public so that their constituents can check the list.

The distribution of cash aid will be administered by DSWD with the assistance from the Department of National Defense (DND) and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) as instructed by President Rodrigo Duterte.

DSWD will also utilize the most expeditious means to provide assistance to qualified household beneficiaries. These may be in the form of payment through electronic or digital means, cash cards, transfer of funds to other National Government Agencies, door-to-door cash payout, or direct cash.

Register through ReliefAgad app

The Department, likewise, encouraged SAP beneficiaries to register to the ReliefAgad application to expedite the process of gathering beneficiaries’ information for validation and in order to avail of a safer and more convenient cashless disbursement.

1. SAP beneficiaries may register to the app by visiting www.reliefagad.ph. (Update: Registration of SAC form is EXTENDED until June 19. Call 02-8424-2828 for concerns and clarifications.)

NOTE: ReliefAgad, a quick-relief system launched by DSWD on May 14, authorizes the release of the second wave of payouts through electronic payment.

2. Using a smartphone, beneficiaries will scan the barcode at the lower right-hand corner of the Social Amelioration Card (SAC) form to proceed with the registration.

Note: If there's an issue on scanning the barcode, you may proceed with manual entry of SAC. Provide the following information: region, province, city/municipality and SAC Number.

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3. Fill-in personal information and details of family members.

4. Nominate remittance of payout: PayMaya, GCash, bank account or cash.

5. Confirm accuracy of provided information. Then input the One Time PIN (OTP).

6. Submit online form.

7. After completing the enrollment, the beneficiary will wait for DSWD’s confirmation and announcement for payout as it will conduct validations to the submitted registrations.

"Inaasahan din natin na sa pamamagitan ng ReliefAgad app, mas magiging maayos at mabilis ang pamamahagi ng [ayuda] dahil ito ay may interface sa iba't ibang digital platforms," Bautista said.

DSWD acknowledged that automated payments cannot be done for families without smartphones or those with no access to technology, so manual payout will still continue for these cases.

Do you have other concerns and clarifications, you may reach out through the following channels:

• coordinate with the local government unit (LGU)
• coordinate with the nearest DSWD Field Office
• DSWD Central Office- Operations Center 24/7 hotline 16545 and other hotline numbers here.
• email sapgrievance@dswd.gov.ph
• read SAP Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) here

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