Bong Go lauds inclusion of barangay tanod, health, daycare workers in SAP

SEN. Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go appealed to national government agencies and local government units (LGUs) to include village security (barangay tanod), health care (BHWs) and daycare workers into the government's social amelioration program (SAP) after the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) deemed them eligible for such benefits.

“Marami po sa mga barangay workers na ito ay sub-minimum wage earners kaya naman dapat lamang po silang maisama sa mga mabibigyan ng tulong ng DSWD. Malaki rin po ang kanilang papel bilang frontliners ng ating mga barangay, lalo na sa kasalukuyang emergency na dinaranas ng bansa dulot ng Covid-19 (Most of these barangay workers are sub-minimum earners and they deserve to receive assistance from the DSWD. Their roles as frontliners in our barangay are important, especially in the current emergency in the country due to Covid-19) ,” Go said.