183 execs probed for SAP corruption

AT least 183 barangay (village) officials are being investigated for alleged anomalies in the distribution of the emergency cash assistance given by the government under the Social Amelioration Program (SAP), Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said on Monday.

Residents of Baseco Compound in Manila are validated by the staff of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for release of cash assistance on the eve of the deadline for the first tranche of the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) at the Benigno Aquino Elementary School in Manila. Photo by: Mike Alquinto