Region XII ranked third in the latest bulletin of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) of best performing regions with the highest distribution of the first tranche of the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) of the government.
The region reached an accomplishment rate of 98.92% as of 11:59 PM of May 10, the last extended date of payout set by DILG to LGUs, DILG Central Office confirmed.
Despite being under the community quarantine, the Regional Task Force on Ending Local Communist Armed Conflict (RTF-ELCAC) - SOCCKSARGEN Region conducted its 7th Monthly Meeting for CY 2020 on May 8, 2020, this time, through a video conference.
DILG XII Regional Director Josephine Cabrido-Leysa, CESO III assured the public that the Department is doing extra to assist LGUs fast-track the financial aid distribution to deserving beneficiaries of the Region.
RD Leysa’s statement came in the light of the extension given by the Department of the Interior and Local Government for the distribution of the first tranche of the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) until May 10 as local government units (LGUs) pleaded for more time to complete the task.
SOCCSKSARGEN region has reported a 90.52% accomplishment rate under the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) after 40 of its local government units (LGUs) successfully completed the distribution of the program’s first tranche of financial aid, Department of the Interior and Local Government XII confirmed.
As of 7 PM on May 8, DILG XII-Operation Center confirmed 38 municipalities and two cities from the region successfully completed their respective SAP payout which include all 7 municipalities from Sarangani Province, 10 municipalities and 1 city from Sultan Kudarat, 5 municipalities from South Cotabato, and 16 municipalities and one city from Cotabato.
At least 32 local government units (LGUs) in Region XII has successfully completed the distribution of the first tranche of the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) in their respective areas before the deadline set by the National Government, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) confirmed.
