BONTOC, Mountain Province – The municipal government through the Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office (MSWDO) announced the availability of funds for the social services assistance and burial assistance to indigent individuals in this municipality.
According to social welfare officer Stephanie Kanongkong of the MSWDO, the national government through the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has approved the funding proposal submitted by the municipal government with regard to the implementation of its social services program. With this, the DBM has downloaded to the municipal government P5-Million to be utilized for assistance to indigent individuals and another P5-Million for burial assistance to indigent individuals.
The assistance to indigent individuals covers medical assistance, transportation assistance, food assistance, and cash assistance for other support services.
The medical assistance includes hospitalization or hospital bill amounting to P5, 000; P5, 000 for medicine (outpatient); P5, 000 for laboratory (outpatient); and P25,000 for one-time dialysis and cancer patients to include those who are still undergoing chemo and/ or radiation, heart patient, and those who will undergo major surgery operations. Those who will avail of the program must submit the requirements to include medical certificate with the signature and license number of the attending physician issued not later than three months; Barangay Certificate of Residency; Voter’s Certificate from COMELEC; Photocopy of any valid ID or government issued ID; social study case report from the MSWDO; latest statement of account or receipt of paid hospital bill (if admitted in the hospital); receipts of purchased medicines (for outpatient); laboratory requests/ charge slip/ official receipt of paid laboratory fee (for the laboratory-out patient); and treatment protocol for chemotherapy/radiation therapy ( for dialysis and cancer patients).
For the transportation assistance, it shall be the actual cost based on the ticket quotation that the municipal government will reimburse. The requirements include a social case study report from the MSWDO; Barangay Certificate of Residency; Voter’s Certificate from the COMELEC, photocopy of any valid ID or government-issued ID, and reimbursement expense receipt/ ticket quotation.
Under the food assistance, it is subject to assessment and a maximum of 10 days for an amount of P150 per individual. The requirements are social case study report from the MSWDO; Barangay Certificate of Residency; Voter’s Certificate from the COMELEC, and photocopy of any valid ID or government-issued ID.
The cash assistance to other support services covers assistance to fire, flood, and slide victims amounting to P25, 000 for the house owner and P8, 000 to P10, 000 to boarders of the house. For the house owner and boarder affected by the fire incident, the requirements include a Barangay Certificate of Residency; Voter’s Certificate from the COMELEC; a photocopy of any valid ID or government-issued ID; social case study from the MSWDO; incident report from the Bureau of Fire Protection; barangay certification as to ownership of the house; and barangay certification of boarders residing in the house burned.
For flood and landslide victims, the requirements include a Barangay Certificate of Residency; Voter’s Certificate from the COMELEC; a photocopy of any valid ID or government-issued ID; a social case study from the MSWDO; an incident report from the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council with documentation; barangay certification as to ownership of the house; and barangay certification of boarders residing in the damaged.
Meanwhile, the assistance to a person with disability (PWD) will be given in cash based on the type of equipment to be purchased but not to exceed P50, 000. The requirements include Barangay Certificate of Residency; Voter’s Certification from COMELEC; a photocopy of any valid ID or government-issued ID; social case study from the MSWDO; medical certificate with signature and license number of the attending physician not less than three months; and canvas form/ quotation/ charge slip/ official receipt of purchase.
Under the burial assistance to indigent individuals, the funeral expense that may be availed of is P25, 000 while the transfer of cadaver is P5, 000. The requirements are Barangay Certificate of Residency of the deceased; Voter’s Certificate from COMELEC of the client processing the documents; a photocopy of any valid ID or government-issued ID of the client processing the documents; social case study report from the MSWDO; death certificate of the deceased; and permit to transfer health permit (for transfer of cadaver).
The public is encouraged to visit the MSWDO located on the first floor, left wing of the Bontoc Municipal Capitol for any further inquiries on how to avail of the assistance to indigent individuals and burial assistance.
