00:00The government will give financial aid to 7.5 million households as the country continues to be affected by the
00:07Middle East crisis.
00:09President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says this expands the coverage of Uplift, or the Unified Package for Livelihoods, Industry, Food, and
00:16Transport Program.
00:17It will include beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, or 4Ps, and the Walang Gutong Program.
00:23It will also include some 2.5 million poor and near-poor households identified through the 2024 Community-Based Monitoring
00:31System,
00:32and some 1.5 million low-income workers and their families validated through the Social Security System.
00:38All in all, around 37.5 million individuals are expected to benefit.
00:43The DSWD will lead the rollout, but it has yet to say when.
00:47Asked about plans to assist the middle class, Palace spokesperson Claire Castro says the government is focusing on the most
00:53affected sectors as budget is limited.
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