The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office (FO) in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR ) reported that it has already served 383 out of 389 beneficiaries, representing 98.71 percent of its target beneficiaries for the Emergency Cash Transfer (ECT) program from August 11 to 15.

The FO CAR’s ECT payout is in compliance with the directive of DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian to immediately finish the payout of ECT in localities affected by recent weather disturbances, including Super Typhoon Egay and Typhoon Falcon.

The beneficiaries which received assistance include 31 clients from Barlig amounting to Php279,000; 53  beneficiaries from Bauko which received Php477,000; 24 beneficiaries from Besao receiving Php220,500; 12 beneficiaries from Sabangan with Php108,000; and 51 beneficiaries from Tadian with Php459,000.

All of the reported municipalities reached 100 percent of their target beneficiaries.

In addition, 24 clients in Bontoc received Php216,000; 75 beneficiaries from Natonin received Php684,000; 41 affected clients from Sadanga received Php373,500; and 72 affected beneficiaries from Sagada received Php648,000.

The ECT is one of the early recovery and rehabilitation programs of the DSWD to help families affected by recent disasters to return to normalcy. #