October 02, 2023
President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte, together with Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benhur Abalos, led on Friday morning the distribution of financial and other forms of assistance to the beneficiaries of the Comprehensive Social Benefits Program (CSBP) to honor uniformed personnel who were killed or wounded in the line of duty.
During the “Pagpupugay sa mga Bayani ng Bansang Makabayan” (PBBM) thanksgiving with CSBP beneficiaries, the President assured the continued delivery of assistance to all qualified beneficiaries of CSBP under his administration.
“Ang mga tulong medikal, pinansiyal, edukasyon, trabaho, pabahay, at iba pang mga social welfare assistance na kalakip ng CSBP ay nararapat lamang para sa inyo — sa mga pamilyang naulila ng mga magigiting nating kawal sa gitna ng labanan,” Marcos said.
“Asahan po ninyo na ang pamahalaan ay patuloy na magsisikap upang mabigyan ng kaukulang suporta ang ating kapulisan, kasundaluhan, at iba pang hanay upang magampanan nila nang maayos ang kanilang mandato. Kasama sa pagsisikap na ito ay ang tiyakin ang kapakanan ng inyong mga pamilya, sa pamamagitan ng mga programang tulad ng CSBP.”
The CSBP provides different types of benefits and assistance, such as but not limited to: (a) special financial assistance; (b) Shelter Assistance; (c) Health and Medical Care Assistance; (d) Educational Assistance; (e) Employment Assistance; and (f) Social Welfare Assistance.
Meanwhile, according to Secretary Abalos, over P777-million has already been granted to CSBP beneficiaries since 2016, of which P468.75-million was given as special financial assistance while P308.45-million was given as shelter assistance.
“Ang ating Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. ay nakikiisa sa inyong lahat kaya tuloy-tuloy po ang programang ito. Hindi matatawaran ang kabayanihan na ipinamalas ng ating mga uniformed personnel. Kaya itong araw na ito ay para sa inyo, sa kanilang pamilya, at mahal sa buhay. Maraming maraming salamat po sa inyong sakripisyo,” Abalos said.
The DILG serves as the CSBP lead implementing agency through the Killed and Wounded-in-Action One Stop Assistance Program Management Office (KIA/WIA OSA-PMO), which ensures that assistance from different government agencies are coordinated and delivered timely.
Original Article at: https://dilg.gov.ph/news/PBBM-VP-Sara-SILG-lead-distribution-of-govt-aid-to-kin-of-killed-wounded-uniformed-men/NC-2023-1174