50 Addressing Inequality During the Pandemic Right to Social Security (Right to social security of workers in the informal economy/sector) 199 Nationwide, almost half (46.7%) of the 25.8 million Filipino families received benefits/ assistance from the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) during the period April to June 2020. Across regions, eight out 17 regions had more than half of the families who received benefits from SAP, namely: Region VI – Western Visayas (57.7%), Region II – (in percent) Cagayan Valley (56.4%), Region I-Ilocos (53.0%), SOCCSKSARGEN (51.4%) Region III-Central Luzon (50.9%), Region X-NorthernMindanao (50.6%), CAR (50.4%), and Region IX-Zamboanga Peninsula (50.3%). On the contrary, NCR (37.5%) had the lowest percentage of families who received benefits from SAP. Rural areas (50.8%) had a higher percentage of families who received benefits from SAP compared with urban areas (42.8%).176 176 Philippine Statistics Authority. (2021, June). 2020 Annual Poverty Indicators Survey.