Department of Social Welfare and Development(DSWD)

Good noon ma'am and sir, I would like to ask or make a request regarding the cash aid benefits to the public especially to poorest of the poor. Did your department make a survey or house to house interview? How do we know if we are about to receive or not? I want to say that we are part of it, especially here in  604 Purok 6 Putatan Muntinlupa City. Many people lived here with no work no pay, closed business no income. I just want to ask your agency a favor to have a house to house survey  so that we will know if we are qualified to be part of your program. Thank you and God bless!

April 27, 2020

Dear Maria Luz,

Thank you for your request dated Apr 25, 2020 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for SAP Beneficiary.

We received your request on Apr 25, 2020 and will respond on or before Jul 17, 2020 01:43:56 PM, in accordance with the Executive Order's implementing rules and regulations.

Should you have any questions regarding your request, kindly contact me using the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHgsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEURTV0QtMzQzODE4OTA5MjEwDA, for request with ticket number #DSWD-343818909210.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Myrna Reyes
FOI Officer

27 April 2020


Dear Ms. Maria Luz Luna,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated 25 April 2020 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your request

You requested information on the following: (1) Make a house to house interview so that we will know who among us is truly qualified as SAP Beneficiaries.

Response to your request

Unfortunately, this is not a valid Freedom of Information (FOI) Request. Thus, we are constrained to deny your request.

The DSWD releases a list of the poorest of the poor based on the 2015 Listahanan to the Local Government Unit. In your case, it was released to the Muntinlupa City LGU. As per our issued guidelines, it is the job of each barangay to validate the list and ascertain if those individuals are qualified for the SAP benefit. Thus, it is the barangay who may do the house to house interview as one of the methods of their verification. After such verification, the Muntinlupa City LGU will consolidate the list of all the barangays for submission to the DSWD for final validation.

As to the publication of names, the Department of Interior and Local Government has already ordered each barangay to publish the SAP beneficiaries. Thus, you could inquire at your regarding this matter.

However, you may contact the DSWD Social Amelioration Program Hotline Numbers at telephone  number 16545 or by cellular phones through texting/calling 09474822864 (Smart), 09162471194 (Globe) or 09329333251 (Sun) or by e-mail at [email protected] to inquire about your concerns and/or report irregularities about the Social Amelioration Program brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Your right to request a review

If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to Secretary ROLANDO JOSELITO D. BAUTISTA at DSWD-Central Office, IBP Road Batasan Pambansa Complex, Constitution Hills, Quezon City. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request.

If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011).

Thank you.


Respectfully,

Atty. Sittie Raifah M. Pamaloy-Hassan
FOI Decision Maker