ILOILO – Totally bedridden persons in this province are set to receive P2,000 cash assistance every three months.
Based on the recently passed resolution of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP), a beneficiary must meet the following conditions:
* totally bedridden for at least one year as certified by a government doctor
* a member of the Iloilo Provincial Federation of Persons with Disability (PWD) and with a valid PWD ID card
* a resident of the province of Iloilo for at least six consecutive months as certified by the punong barangay with the issuance of a certificate of residency
* belongs to an indigent family as certified by the Social Welfare and Development Office of the concerned local government unit
The following are the initial requirements:
* medical certificate from a government doctor attesting among others that the beneficiary is a totally bedridden person
* Certification of Indigency and case study report from the Social Welfare and Development Office of the concerned local government unit (LGU)
* Certificate of Residency from the punong barangay stating that the totally bedridden person has been a resident of the barangay for at least six consecutive months
* certification from the barangay health worker stating that the bedridden person is physically present in their barangay and undergoes usual health monitoring
* photocopy of valid ID of the totally bedridden person and claimants of financial assistance
Claimant should be a family member of the totally bedridden person within the fourth degree of consanguinity or affinity as certified by the punong barangay. If not, there must be an authorization letter from the totally bedridden person stating that he/she is authorizing the claimant to process the financial assistance.
According to Vice Gov. Christine Garin, the SP has considered those who have hurdles in living, especially with the ongoing pandemic.
“Damo kita fellow Ilonggos nga kon kadtoan mo sila makita mo sila nga wala naggwa sa ila balay or iban waay na nagatindog kay indi makasarang bisan sa basic nga pag-obra lang,” Garin told Panay News. “We would like to help especially sa mga indigent nga kon sa diin ang ila pamilya nagabulig sa ila, iban gani indi na kaobra. Dugang pa ang problema kay iban indi na kaobra kay nagabulig.”
The vice governor also emphasized that the recipient’s age is not important./PN
