The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is launching a cash assistance program to help needy Filipino students in the upcoming academic year (SY) 2022-2023, DSWD Secretary Erwin Tulfo said on Thursday, August 18.
This educational assistance falls under the Assistance for Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) of the DSWD and will be executed from Saturday August 20th to September 24th.
“This program aims to help our indigent students all over the country. Which means to say children coming from poor families will be given cash assistance to buy their school supplies or whatever they need in school such as school supplies, school fees, uniform, shoes, etc,” Tulfo said during a briefing.
Students or legal guardians are...