Residents of Barangay Pasong Tamo in Quezon City are herded at a covered court during the Department of Social Welfare and Development 4Ps’ — Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program — verification of application for conditional cash grants to indigents on June 18, 2021. This is part of the government’s program to help the poorer population improve the health, nutrition and education of their children aged 0 to 18. The crowd, however, seemed to have forgotten about the pandemic as they failed to observe the health protocol on physical distancing to avoid Covid-19 infection. PHOTO BY RUY L. MARTINEZ