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The right to social security of the workers in the informal economy/ sector
second tranche were areas identified by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of
Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) that were on lockdown as of 8 June 2021.81
On the SAP - Bayanihan 2, a total of 27,873 households were given additional
provisions under the Emergency Subsidy Program (ESP). 34 Cash card82 4Ps households are
still pending as of June 8, 2021. Dir. Gabuya has also mentioned that those who are qualified
to receive the grants are those who are only living in areas under granular lockdown.83
Dir. Gabuya concluded her report with the Non-4Ps SAP and emphasized that they have
reached out to 23,564,424 households who were Non-4Ps beneficiaries:
Figure 5 Breakdown of Non-4Ps beneficiaries and amount allocated under the SAP
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)
The Assistant Secretary for the Regional Operation Group, Mr. Dominic Tolentino Jr.
discussed different programs that are made available for those who wish to engage in business
or grow their businesses. However, ASec. Tolentino noted that there are programs under the
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) which require the registration, renewal, or request of
business names at the local, regional, and national levels. 84
Id.
The cash cards are issued by the Land Bank of the Philippines for the beneficiaries of the national
government’s social intervention program—the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT), under the
Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program
(4Ps). This is where the cash grants are credited
83 Consultation with the representatives of the national government agencies, supra note 40.
84 Id.
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