Department of Social Welfare and Development(DSWD)

Hello!

I want to have a social amelioration program form coming from the DSWD. We did not receive any cash assistance ever since the Metro Manila was under ECQ. I went to our barangay office, talked to some officers but at the end my family did not receive any. I am just a rug tailor/maker and husband is a carpenter. My family is having a difficult time since we cannot afford to give their needs.  

I'll be waiting for your positive feedback. Thank you

June 22, 2020

Dear Mercelita,

Thank you for your request dated Jun 15, 2020 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for SAP Form.

We received your request on Jun 15, 2020 and will respond on or before Jul 06, 2020 06:12:37 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://pcoomaster11222017130000-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHgsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEURTV0QtNDczMzA2OTg5NjA3DA, for request with ticket number #DSWD-473306989607.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Myrna Reyes
FOI Officer

Hello officer Reyes, thank you for the good news. 

I have some questions about my request. 
-Is the SAP form will be send to us via email or it will be directed to the barangay BF Homes?
- When can we get the said form?
- If ever we received the SAP form, do we have to present it to the local DSWD officers so we can get our cash assistance?

I am hoping to get some positive response.
Thank you.

25 August 2020


Dear Ms. Mercelita Bocalig,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated 15 June 2020 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your request

You requested the following: (1) SAP Form and Barcode from the DSWD because you haven’t received cash assistance from the government ever since Metro Manila was under ECQ. You stated that you went to your barangay office and did not receive any. You further stated that you are just a a rug tailor/maker and husband is a carpenter. You said that your family is having a difficult time since you cannot afford your needs. Additionally, you then asked: (1) Will the SAP form be sent to us via email or will it be sent directly to barangay BF Homes?; (2) When can we get the said form? (3) If ever we receive the SAP form, do we have to present it to the local DSWD officers so we can get our cash assistance?

Response to your request

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

However, you may contact the DSWD Social Amelioration Program Hotline Numbers at telephone  number 16545 or by cellular phones through calling 09474822864 (Smart), 09162471194 (Globe) or 09329333251 (Sun) or texting 09189122813 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.

According to MC 009, s. 2020 entitled Omnibus Guidelines in the Implementation of the Emergency Subsidy Program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development and is available at https://www.dswd.gov.ph/issuances/MCs/MC_2020-009.pdf, it is the barangay that chooses the SAP beneficiaries. Specifically:

X.	Role of the LGUs

	The LGU shall perform the following: xxx

		2.	Prepare the list of target beneficiaries/clients as stated above; xxx

Thus, it is the barangay which decides on whether you could be given a SAC Form or not. It is also them who can possibly add you to the list of the 2nd tranche beneficiaries.

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