Marcos: UPLIFT Program expanded to provide cash aid to 37. 5M Pinoys affected by Middle East crisis
The government has expanded the United Package for Livelihoods, Industry, Food, and Transport (UPLIFT) program to provide cash aid to 7. 5 million households or 37. 5 million Filipinos affected by high fuel. . .
The government has expanded the United Package for Livelihoods, Industry, Food, and Transport (UPLIFT) program to provide cash aid to 7. 5 million households or 37. 5 million Filipinos affected by high fuel prices amid the Middle East conflict. In a video message, the President said 3. 5 million household beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program and the Walang Gutom Program will receive a one-time aid of up to P 2,000. Financial assistance will be also given to 2. 5 million poor and near-poor households identified through the 2024 Community-Based Monitoring System. Another 1. 5 million low-income workers and their families, as identified by the Social Security System, will receive P 2,000 each month until December. The Department of Social Welfare and Development will lead the program’s implementation in collaboration with other government agencies. “Layunin ng UPLIFT Assistance na mapangalagaan ang kakayahan ng mga pamilyang Pilipino na matustusan ang kanilang pang-araw-araw na pangangailangan. Kasabay nito, pinalawak natin ang saklaw ng tulong upang mas maraming Pilipino ang makinabang sa programa,” the PresidentHe added: “Titiyakin ng pamahalaan na maipagkaloob ang tulong na ito nang mabilis, maayos, at mas maginhawa para sa mga Pilipino sa pamamagitan ng digital na pamamaraan. ”Established in March in response to the Middle East crisis, UPLIFT is a whole-of-government framework to address the impact of rising fuel prices. The President said the country is still affected by the impact of the Gulf tensions, which also dented global oil supplies. “Titiyakin ng pamahalaan na maipagkaloob ang tulong na ito nang mabilis, maayos, at mas maginhawa para sa mga Pilipino sa pamamagitan ng digital na pamamaraan,” he added.