THE Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has so far released more than P1 billion to 400,000 beneficiaries who availed of the school assistance program, the agency said on Saturday.

DSWD spokesman Romel Lopez said as of September 17, 38,163 beneficiaries received a total of P90,525,000 in cash.

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