Uplift cash aid: Not all CBMS-listed households qualify, says PSA

ILOILO CITY – Not all households listed in the Community-Based Monitoring System (CBMS) qualify for cash assistance under the Unified Package for Livelihoods, Industry, Food and Transport (UPLIFT) program, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) clarified Thursday. Speaking at a press conference, PSA Western Visayas Regional Director Nelida Amolar said CBMS data undergo processing and validation before being submitted to the Department of Economy, Planning and Development (DepDev). READ: 102K to receive cash aid via Uplift program in Central Visayas “The data went through proxy means test modeling to identify poor, near-poor and non-poor households,” she said. After processing, the validated list […]...

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