No need to register for crisis aid: DSWD

AN OFFICIAL from the Department of Social Welfare and Development-Davao Region (DSWD-Davao) clarified that individuals do not need to register for the Assistance for Crisis Situation (AICS) program; instead, they can directly avail of its services.

Noelyn Joy Calumpang, a social welfare officer at the Crisis Intervention Unit of DSWD-Davao, said in a radio interview on Davao City Disaster Radio (DCDR) on Friday morning, February 16, 2024, that interested individuals can visit the department’s office along Ramon Magsaysay Avenue (Uyanguren) in Davao City, or the satellite office in Mintal to access the program.

“Kini sa atoang AICS program dili nato ni ginaapplyan kung dili atoang gina-avail. Ang availment ani nga assistance nato is depending on the assessment of our social workers (This AICS program is not something that people should apply to; rather, it is something that they can avail. It depends on the social worker’s assessment of what type of assistance they can receive),” Calumpang said.

The other satellite offices are in Malita, Davao Occidental, Digos City in Davao del Sur, Tagum City in Davao del Norte, Nabunturan in Davao de Oro, and Mati City in Davao Oriental.

Calumpang detailed the various categories under the program, encompassing medical assistance for hospital bills, medicine, and laboratories; funeral assistance; transportation assistance for stranded individuals in Davao City; education assistance for students with distressed OFW parents and breadwinner students; food assistance in the form of food packs; and cash assistance. (Read

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