00:00 More than 6.5 million Filipinos are facing a crisis
00:05 because of the assistance provided by the Department of Social Welfare and Development in 2023.
00:10 According to the government, the number of people who were helped under the AICS
00:14 or Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation
00:17 is four times higher than their target of more than 1.6 million per year.
00:23 Under the AICS program,
00:25 beneficiaries receive various assistance such as medical,
00:30 cash for food, shelter, transportation assistance, and psychosocial support.
00:37 The most assistance received in one year is from Calabarzo, which is around 870,000.
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