Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque assured the public that there will be no corruption in the distribution of the the second tranche of emergency subsidies under the Social Amelioration Program (SAP). He made the statement as he the delayed distribution of the cash aid.
“We’re also plugging the holes for corruption because when there’s no more intervention by local government units, then we reduce the possibility of corruption. So please, we ask for (the) people’s patience,” Roque said.
He also fronted the new system of distributing the cash assistance to the beneficiaries.
“The DSWD is now making the transfer electronically. I know there’s a bit of a delay in doing this. But if they actually implemented electronically, it will just take a matter of minutes to distribute the next P100 billion,” he said. “It will happen, mostly electronically and when it does, it will be finished in a matter of seconds.”
It was earlier announced that instead of local government units (LGUs), police and military personnel would take the lead in the distribution of the second tranche of the SAP aid.
