Rice retailers’ cash aid inclusive — DSWD
Even sari-sari stores located outside of wet markets and public markets are now eligible for a P5,000 SLP subsidy, according to the DSWD chief.
Daily TribuneEven sari-sari stores located outside of wet markets and public markets are now eligible for a P5,000 SLP subsidy, according to the DSWD chief.
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Social Welfare and Development Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Friday reiterated the instruction of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. that the list of the small rice retailers who will be given cash aid under the DSWD's Sustainable Livelihood Program must be inclusive.
Gatchalian, along with his DSWD-SLP team, met with officials of the Department of Trade and Industry at the Central Office in Quezon City Friday to finalize the initial list of rice retailers who were affected by the price ceiling on regular milled and well-milled rice as mandated by Executive Order No. 39.
Under EO 39, which took effect 5 September, regular milled rice was given a price cap of P41 per kilo while the well-milled rice was given a ceiling of P45 per kilo.
During the meeting between DSWD and DTI, it was agreed upon that rice retailers located in wet markets, public markets and other areas accessible to the general public (excluding supermarkets and convenience stores) shall be entitled to the SLP cash assistance amounting to P15,000.
Even sari-sari stores located outside of wet markets and public markets are now eligible for a P5,000 SLP subsidy, according to the DSWD chief.
"Unlicensed rice retailers and sari-sari store owners selling rice are also included in the SLP payout which is in line with the President's directive that the list of beneficiaries should be inclusive," Gatchalian pointed out.
The amount of P15,000 has been calculated as the maximum amount allowed to compensate rice retailers classified as a micro-enterprise (based on Republic Act 9501 or Magna Carta for MSMEs) for losses incurred for at least seven days from the effectivity of EO 39.