Marcos issues EO to boost assistance to street dwellers

President Marcos has institutionalized a program designed to help vulnerable and disadvantaged persons as well as street dwellers as part of his administration’s anti-poverty efforts.

-  ALEXIS ROMERO

Executive Order No. 52 institutionalized the Pag-abot program, a pilot program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) that delivers services aimed at improving the conditions of disadvantaged and vulnerable persons as well as “children and families in street situations.”

“It is imperative to institutionalize the Pag-abot program to ensure effective delivery of services towards addressing poverty and social and economic inequality in the country,” the order, signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin on Jan. 18 by the authority of Marcos, read.

“The Pag-abot program is hereby institutionalized as a platform for an enhanced and unified delivery of services to vulnerable and disadvantaged children, individuals, and families in street situations, through provision of social safety nets and protection against risks brought about by poverty,” it added.