00:00And to enhance the efficiency of aid and service distribution,
00:03the government is implementing a digital system for financial assistance programs
00:09through online platforms. Our Clayzel Pardilia has more.
00:15The money Marites receives from the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino program
00:19goes towards buying food and her children's allowances.
00:23However, this amount is still deducted every time they claim assistance from their barangay
00:29going to the municipality of Palapag in Northern Samar.
00:50To speed up the delivery of assistance and services, the administration of President
00:56Ferdinand R. Marquez Jr. aims to transition the distribution of various financial assistance
01:02online. The Department of Social Welfare and Development has initiated downloading of
01:09assistance through e-wallets, encouraging beneficiaries to quickly receive their
01:14benefits using online payment apps. The government plans to expand this initiative to other programs
01:21such as the Tulong Panghanap Buhay Program for Disadvantaged and Displaced Workers,
01:26or TUPAD, under the Department of Labor and Employment.
01:51Malacanang has assured that digital literacy will be taught to citizens to ensure their
02:06ability to use technology and online government services is improved.
02:21Kalaysal Pardiliya, for the new and better Philippines.
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