00:00All official or in-kind assistance from the Ayuda Para Sa Kapos Ang Kita Poverty Alleviation Program
00:06is exempt from the poll body spending ban from here on till Labor Day.
00:12Even better, 11 other DSWD programs have also been spared from the complex spending moratorium.
00:19As per Memorandum Order 1080 issued by the poll body,
00:23the DSWD has been granted the green light to shell out some P12.6 billion pesos in aid
00:31to distribute it to places between now and Labor Day or the 1st of May.
00:38Only burial and medical assistance are exempt thereafter from May 2 up to Decision Day on the 12th of May.
00:47Candidates in the midterm polls are also restricted from showing up
00:52and spreading the wealth or distributing aid.
00:55For his part, Chief Commissioner George Garcia advises to have the presence of LGU officials
01:03as witnesses during the distribution of the said assistance.
