If you’re looking for other ways to get government aid or loans that your small business can qualify for and your business happens to be registered in the city of Pasig, one of the best options you can take is the Tulong at Pampuhunang Ayuda sa Taga-Pasig (Tapat) program of its mayor, Vico Sotto. It is one of the city’s economic rehabilitation programs to help those left unemployed by and help businesses recover from the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic. According to the Philippine News Agency, P200 million are allocated for 20,000 to 40,000 Pasig residents under Tapat. As of September, the program has extended loans to 2,000 residents.
For small businesses, the salient features are the P10,000 interest-free business loan for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), and that applications are ongoing and the first batch of the grants released were given in September.