Beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) were also included as SAP recipients.
The 4Ps beneficiaries in the region have already received their grants last week – P750 for health subsidy and P600 rice allowance as part of the 4Ps grants, and the additional P3,650 to complete the P5,000 assistance under the SAP, Espejo said.
Among the first to receive the SAP subsidy was Rene Mata, a 28-year-old farmer from Esperanza, Sultan Kudarat who has two children.
“I will use the financial assistance to buy rice and groceries for my family,” he said, thanking the government.
Soccsksargen, which is home to at least 4.[]
5 million people, straddles the provinces of South Cotabato, North Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat and Sarangani.
The entire region has been placed on an extended lockdown until April 30 to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the area.[]
