Social protection is officially defined as consisting of policies and programs that seek to reduce poverty and vulnerability to risks and enhance the social status and rights of the marginalized by promoting and protecting their livelihood and employment, protecting them against hazards and sudden interruptions/loss of income, and improving people’s capacity to manage risks (National Economic and Development Authority-Social Development Committee Cabinet Resolution No. 1, Series of 2007). The need for social and economic protection is higher when people are poor and can barely meet the requirements of daily subsistence even when they are working themselves to the bone. The types of programs are insurance, assistance, and labor market.
The next set of questions will pertain to the social insurance programs membership and the benefits received/availed by the household members.
Begin by reading the section introduction to the respondent:
“Now, we would like to ask if any of the household members received assistance/benefits from or is a member of any social protection programs.”
P01: Membership in social insurance programs
Social insurance programs are those that aim to mitigate risks by providing income support in the event of illness, disability, work injury, maternity, unemployment, old age, and death.
Ask the respondent, “Is any member of your household (including OFW) a dependent/beneficiary/member of any of the following social/health insurance programs?”.
Mention the listed social insurance programs below with their corresponding definitions. For each program, select ‘1’ for Yes if there is a member of the household who is a beneficiary/member of the said social/health insurance program. Then proceed to P02.1. Otherwise, select ‘2’ for No and proceed to the next social insurance program in the list.
If the respondent answered ‘2’ for No to all social insurance programs, proceed to P05.
| Code | Social Insurance Program | Definitions |
|---|---|---|
| A | Social Security System (SSS) | A social insurance program for the private, professional and informal sectors. It aims to provide social protection to its members and their beneficiaries against hazards of contingencies resulting in loss of income or financial burden. |
| B | Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) | A social insurance institution that provides social security and financial benefits to employees in the public sector and their qualified dependents. Its benefit package includes compulsory life insurance, optional life insurance, retirement benefits, disability benefits for work-related contingencies and death benefits. |
| C | Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) | A national government agency that provides a wide variety of benefits, such as education, health, insurance, and livelihood programs to all Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs). |
| D | Health/Medical Insurance other than PhilHealth (e.g., MediCard, Maxicare) | An organization that provides or arranges managed care for health insurance, self-funded health care benefit plans, individuals, and other entities. Private insurance usually works on a reimbursement basis and for specific types of benefits, i.e., hospitalization. |
| E | Life Insurance/Pre-need Insurance (e.g., Sun Life, Pru Life, St. Peter Life Plan) | The services offered by Life Insurance companies are intended to provide for a broad range of survivors’ future financial needs – provide income, cover education costs, pay off a mortgage, and the like while pre-need insurance company offers services that are specially intended to cover only the predetermined expenses of a funeral, cremation, or burial. |
| F | Pag-IBIG | A government-owned and controlled corporation (GOCC) responsible for the administration of the national savings program and affordable shelter financing for the Filipinos. |
| G | PhilHealth | A GOCC whose role is to implement the National Health Insurance Program (NHIP) which provides health insurance coverage for all Filipinos and ensures affordable, acceptable, available, and accessible health care services for all citizens of the Philippines. |
Source: July 2020 LFS and 2020 APIS Interviewer’s Manual
P02.1: Household members who are members of social/health insurance programs
Ask the respondent, “Who among the household members are members of the (NAME of SOCIAL/ HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM)?”.
For CAPI, the names of household members listed in Section A (Demographic Characteristics) will appear. Choose the names of household member(s) who is/are member(s) of the corresponding social/health insurance programs selected in the first question. There can be multiple answers for this item. Moreover, INCLUDE non-member/s or former member/s of the household (by choosing code ‘99’), if there are any, whose membership to the social/health insurance program resulted in the benefits received by the household.
For PAPI, indicate the line number of the household member(s) who is/are member(s) of each social/health insurance program. There can be multiple answers for this item. Moreover, INCLUDE non-member/s or former member/s of the household (by using line number ‘99’), if there are any, whose membership to the social/health insurance program resulted in the benefits received by the household.
P02.2: Type of membership of PhilHealth member
This question will only be asked for household member(s) who are PhilHealth members as indicated in P02.1. Ask the respondent, “What is (NAME)’s type of membership?”.
The type of membership of the household member(s) in PhilHealth can be PAYING, or NON-PAYING. Select ‘1’ for PAYING, or ‘2’ for NON-PAYING based on the answer provided by the respondent. Align the answers with the corresponding line number in P02.1.G.
In PAPI, align the answer in P02.2 with the corresponding line number in P02.1.G.
A. PhilHealth paying member– the national health insurance program financed by compulsory contributions made by employees and employers for the sole purpose of providing financial assistance in case of hospitalization. Members of PhilHealth are:
Government employee – an employee of the government, whether regular, casual, or contractual, who renders services in any of the government branches, military or police force, political subdivisions, agencies, or instrumentalities, including government-owned and control corporations, financial institutions with original charter, Constitutional Commissions, and is occupying either and elective or appointive position, regardless of status of appointment.
Private sector employee – an employee who renders services in any of the following:
Corporations, partnerships, or single proprietorships, non-government organizations, cooperatives, non-profit organizations, social, civic, or professional or charitable institutions, organized and based in the Philippines,
Foreign corporations, business organizations, non-government organizations based in the Philippines,
Foreign governments or international organizations with quasi-state status based in the Philippines which entered into an agreement with the corporation to cover their Filipino employees in the National Health Insurance Plan (NHIP),
Foreign business organizations based abroad with agreement with the Corporation to cover their Filipino employees in the NHIP,
Sea-based Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) such as seafarers,
Household employers.
Individually-paying member – a member who is other than an employed member, an indigent member, or a retiree-member, who pays the required contribution or whose contribution is being paid by another individual or private entity according to the rules as may be prescribed by the Corporation.
Overseas Workers Program (OWP) – an active land-based Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) who underwent the normal process of registration as an OFW at the POEA.
PhilHealth Dependent of Paying Member – refers to the legal dependents of PhilHealth paying member.
B. PhilHealth sponsored/Non-paying member
PhilHealth Indigent Member – refers to a person who has no visible means of income or whose income is insufficient for the subsistence of the family, as identified based on specific criteria set by PhilHealth. Their contributions are either fully or partly provided by the national or local governments. These are poor households belonging to the lowest 25 percent of the population as identified by the DSWD. The families of qualified indigents will be given health insurance coverage for one year through the sponsorship of the national government, local government, and members of Congress. These families are provided with a PhilHealth Family Health Card, with a validity of one year.
PhilHealth Dependent of Indigent Member – refers to dependents of PhilHealth indigent members. The definition of dependents is the same as independent paying member.
PhilHealth Privately-Sponsored Member – refers to any person/individual whose premium contribution is being paid for by charitable organizations, duly registered associations, Community-Based Health Care Organizations (CBHCOs), cooperatives, private non-profit health insurance organizations or an individual through a define criteria set by the Corporation.
Source: July 2020 LFS and 2020 APIS Interviewer’s Manual
P03: Household availment and receipt of benefits / grants / assistance / payment from social / health insurance program in the past 12 months
Ask the respondent, “In the past 12 months (March 01, 2022 – February 28, 2023), did any member of your household avail/receive benefits/grants/assistance/payment from (NAME OF SOCIAL/HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM)?”.
For each program, choose ‘1’ for Yes if the household member availed/received benefits/grants/assistance/payment. Then, proceed to P04. Otherwise, choose ‘2’ for No, and proceed to the next social insurance program in the list.
If the respondent answered ‘2’ for No to all social health insurance programs, proceed to P05.
P04: Household member(s) who availed /received assistance / benefits / payments from social / health insurance program in the last 12 months
Ask the respondent, “In the past 12 months (March 01, 2022 – February 28, 2023), who among the household members have availed /received assistance/benefits/payments from the (NAME OF SOCIAL/HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM)?”.
For CAPI, select the name(s) of the household member(s) who availed/received assistance/benefits/payments from each social/health insurance program in the past 12 months.
For PAPI, indicate the line number of the household member(s) who availed/received assistance/benefits/payments from each social/health insurance program in the past 12 months.
Be reminded that there can be multiple household members who have received benefits/grants/assistance/ payment from the same social assistance programs. Record as many as applicable.
Moreover, check for other household members, who are members of social/health insurance programs, not yet listed. Ask the respondent, “Are there other household members who are members of social/health insurance programs?”.
If there are other household members not yet listed, select ‘1’ for Yes, use another booklet. Then list those household member/s in another booklet. Then, ask the questions again in P02.1 to P04 as necessary. Otherwise, select ‘2’ for No. Then, proceed to P05.
P05: Household availment and receipt of benefits / grants / assistance / payment from social assistance program in the last 12 months
Social assistance programs help ensure income security and access to basic services for poor and vulnerable populations. Key sectors that may serve as entry points for social assistance programs include education, finance, health, and public sector management. Social assistance interventions may include cash transfers (conditional and unconditional), social pensions, in kind transfers, such as food-for-work, school feeding programs, scholarship, etc.
Ask the respondent, “In the past 12 months (March 01, 2022 – February 28, 2023), did any member of your household receive benefits/grants/assistance/payment from any of the following social assistance programs?”.
Provided below is a list of social assistance programs that household member(s) may have availed/received benefits/grants/assistance/payments from in the past 12 months.
Read the list of programs. For each program, select ‘1’ for Yes if there is a member of the household who is a beneficiary/member of the said social/health insurance program. Then proceed to P06. Otherwise, select ‘2’ for No, and proceed to the next social insurance program in the list. If there are other social assistance programs availed by the household aside from the list, answer “1” for Yes in category ‘Z’ for Others, specify, and indicate in the space provided the social assistance program.
If the respondent answered ‘2’ for No to all the social assistance programs, proceed to P08.
| Code | Social Assistance Program | Definitions |
|---|---|---|
| A | Regular Conditional Cash Transfer - Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Programs (4Ps) | The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) is the national poverty reduction strategy and a human capital investment program that provides conditional cash transfer to poor households for a maximum period of seven (7) years, to improve the health, nutrition and education aspect of their lives. The National Advisory Council (NAC) may recommend a longer period under exceptional circumstances (Section 7). |
| B | Modified Conditional Cash Transfer - Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Programs (4Ps) | The Modified Conditional Cash Transfer Program is made for the purpose of helping families and children in difficult circumstances to overcome their situation and mainstream them into the regular CCT while generating appropriate resources and services in the community. |
| C | Unconditional Cash Transfer Program under Tax Reform Program | The unconditional cash transfer program is the biggest tax reform program under the TRAIN Law. It seeks to provide cash grants to poor households and individuals who may not benefit from the lower income tax rates but may be adversely affected by the rising prices. |
| D | Indigent Senior Citizen’s Social Pension (SPISC or SOCPEN) | RA 9994 or “An act to maximize the contribution of senior citizens to nation building, grant benefits and special privileges and for other purpose.” Sec. 5.h.1 of RA 9994 states that indigent senior citizen shall be entitled to a monthly stipend amounting to five hundred pesos (Php 500.00) to augment the daily subsistence and other medical needs of senior citizens, subject to a review every two (2) years by Congress, in consultation with the DSWD. |
| E | Individual Medical Assistance Program (IMAP) under Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) | The IMAP is the flagship program of PCSO which was institutionalized in 1995 to provide timely and responsive financial assistance to individuals with health-related problems. |
| F | Students Financial Assistance Programs (StuFAP) other than Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education (UAQTE) | Refers to a stipend and/or special recognition given to a deserving student in terms of intellectual merit and special talents. On the other hand, a study grant is the assistance given to students with financial need which could be in the form of vouchers, loans, allowances, to cover tuition and other incidental schooling expenses. |
| G | Senior High School Voucher Program | Senior High School Voucher Program (SHS VP) is a program of financial assistance wherein subsidies in the form of vouchers are provided to qualified SHS learners in participating private or non-DepEd public SHSs |
| H | Emergency Shelter Assistance (ESA) | Through the ESA program, the DSWD is expected to provide PHP30,000 to typhoon victims with total-damaged houses, and PHP10,000 to families with partially damaged houses. The ESA is distributed via direct cash payout to beneficiaries through authorized Special Disbursing Officers (SDO) of concerned DSWD Field Offices (FOs). |
| I | Housing program | This program responds to the housing need of low and marginal-income and/or informal settler families for permanent shelter affected by calamities such as typhoons, landslides, earthquakes, and fires for relocation to safe areas. The program also involves the provision of housing materials assistance (HOMA) to families whose homes are partially damaged by calamities in the “safe-zone” but do not require relocation and resettlement. |
| J | Health assistance | |
| Z | Others, specify _____ | Other social assistance programs not included in categories from ‘A’ to ‘J’. |
Source: July 2020 LFS and 2020 APIS Interviewer’s Manual
P06: Household member(s) who availed / received benefits / grants / assistance / payment from social assistance programs
Ask the respondent, “Who among the household members received the benefits/grants/assistance/payment from the (NAME OF SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM)?”.
For CAPI, the names of household members listed in Section A (Demographic Characteristics) will appear. Select the names of household member(s) who is/are member(s) of the corresponding social assistance programs selected in the first question. There can be multiple answers for this item.
For PAPI, indicate the line number of the household member(s) who received the benefits/grants/assistance/payment from each social assistance program in the past 12 months.
Be reminded that there can be multiple household members who have received benefits/grants/assistance/payment from the same social assistance programs. Choose as many as applicable.
P07: Number of times the household received benefits / grants / assistance / payment from the (NAME OF THE PROGRAM) in the last 12 months
There can be instances that the household may receive more than once the benefits/grants/assistance/payment from the social assistance program.
Ask the respondent, “In the past 12 months (March 01, 2022 – February 28, 2023), how many times did your household receive benefits/grants/assistance/payment from the (NAME OF SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM)?”.
Then, indicate in the space provided the number of times the household received benefits/grants/assistance/payment under each of the listed social assistance programs.
Moreover, check for other household members, who are members of social assistance programs, not yet listed. Ask the respondent, “Are there other household members who received the benefits/grants/assistance/payment from social assistance programs?”.
If there are other household members not yet listed, select ‘1’ for Yes, use another booklet. Then list those household member/s in another booklet. Then, ask questions in P06 to P07 again as necessary. Otherwise, select ‘2’ for No. Then, proceed to P08.
P08: Household benefitted from any feeding program by the government in the last 12 months
Republic Act 11037 or the Masustansyang Pagkain Para Sa Batang Pilipino Act of 2018 establishes a comprehensive National Feeding Program to address malnutrition among Filipino children. Among its components are the following feeding programs:
Supplemental Feeding Program for Day Care Children - Undernourished children ages 3 to 5 in day care centers are given at least one fortified meal (meal with improved nutritional quality based on government standards) for a period of at least 120 days in a year.
School-based Feeding Program – Undernourished children from kindergarten to Grade 6 are given at least one fortified meal for at least 120 days in a year.
Milk Feeding Program – Fresh milk and fresh milk-based food products should be included in the fortified meals and cycle menu.
Ask the respondent, “In the past 12 months ( – February 28, 2023), did any member of your household benefit from any feeding program by the government?”.
Select ‘1’ for Yes if the household benefitted from any government feeding program and then proceed to item P09. Otherwise, ‘2’ for No. Then, proceed to P11.
P09: Household member(s) who benefitted from / availed the feeding program
Ask this question if the respondent answered ‘1’ for Yes in P08.
Ask the respondent, “Who among the household members benefitted from/availed the feeding program?”.
For CAPI, the names of household members are listed as choices. Choose the name(s) of the household member(s) who benefitted from/availed the feeding program based on the answer provided by the respondent.
For PAPI, indicate the line number(s) of the household member(s) who benefitted from/availed the feeding program based on the answer provided by the respondent.
There can be multiple answers for this item.
P10: Number of times the household benefitted from the feeding program in the last 12 months
It is possible that the household benefitted from/availed the feeding programs multiple times.
Ask the respondent, “In the past 12 months (March 01, 2022 – February 28, 2023), how many times did your household benefitted from the feeding program?”.
Then, indicate in the space provided the number of times the household benefitted from the government feeding programs.
Moreover, check for other household members who benefitted from the government feeding program, not yet listed. Ask the respondent, “Are there other household members who benefited from/availed the feeding program?”.
If there are other household members not yet listed, select ‘1’ for Yes, use another booklet. Then list those household member/s in another booklet. Then, ask the questions again in P09 to P10 as necessary. Otherwise, select ‘2’ for No. Then, proceed to P11.
P11: Household benefitted / availed from any labor market intervention programs in the last 12 months
Labor market intervention programs are those that support the development of job relevant skills and workers’ retraining, particularly the low-skilled and marginalized. They also facilitate employment. (Asian Development Bank)
Ask the respondent, “In the past 12 months (March 01, 2022 – February 28, 2023), did any member of your household benefit from/avail any of the following labor market intervention programs?”.
Provided below is a list of labor market intervention programs that a household member may have availed/received benefits/grants/assistance/payments from in the last 12 months.
Read the list of programs. For each program, select ‘1’ for Yes if there is a member of the household who is a beneficiary/member of the said labor market intervention program. Then proceed to P12. Otherwise, select ‘2’ for No, and proceed to the next labor market intervention program in the list.
| Code | Response Category | Definitions |
|---|---|---|
| A | Micro Enterprise Development Track / Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) | Seed capital fund maximum of Php15,000 per eligible individual representing a household. This is a financial assistance used as a capital to start or continue a micro-enterprise. |
| B | Employment Facilitation Track / Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) | With a maximum employment assistance fund of Php5,000 per eligible individual representing a household. It is used for the acquisition of employment documents necessary for the identified employment and to augment expenses within the first fifteen days of employment. |
| C | Integrated Livelihood/ Kabuhayan Program under Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) | This program seeks to contribute to poverty reduction and reduce the vulnerability to risks of the working poor, vulnerable and marginalized workers. The program components of Integrated Livelihood Program or Kabuhayan Program are as follows:
|
| D | Cash for Work | A short-term intervention to provide temporary employment to distressed/displaces individuals by participating in or undertaking preparedness, mitigation, relief, rehabilitation or risk reduction projects and activities in their communities or in evacuation centers. |
| E | Food for Work | A program of the government which allows beneficiaries to render community service in their barangay or village in exchange for food or cash based on the prevailing regional wage in their area. |
| F | Community-Based Employment Program | A program which provides employment to skilled, semi-skilled, and low-skilled workers in the community where a public work program is being undertaken, whether infrastructure or non-infrastructure |
| G | DOLE TUPAD “Barangay Ko, Buhay Ko” (Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/ Displaced Workers) | Project to cushion/mitigate the impacts of the COVID-19 to the livelihoods/business and worker sector. Emergency Employment or Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) Program is a community-based (municipality/barangay) package of assistance that provides emergency employment for displaced workers, underemployed, and unemployed poor, for a minimum period of 10 days, but not to exceed a maximum of 30 days, depending on the nature to be performed. |
Source: July 2020 LFS and 2020 APIS Interviewer’s Manual
P12: Household member(s) who benefitted / availed of the labor market intervention programs
This question will only be asked if the respondent answered ‘1’ for Yes in any of the programs in P11. There can be multiple household members who have received benefits/grants/assistance/payment from the same labor market intervention program.
Ask the respondent, “Who among the household members benefitted from/availed the (NAME OF LABOR MARKET INTERVENTION PROGRAM)?”.
For CAPI, the names of household members are listed as choices. Select the name(s) of the household member(s) who benefitted from/availed each program.
For PAPI, indicate the line number(s) of the household member(s) who benefitted from/availed each program.
P13: Number of times the household received benefits / grants / assistance / payment from the labor market intervention programs in the past 12 months
It is possible that the household received/benefitted from each labor market intervention program at least once.
Ask the respondent, “In the past 12 months (March 01, 2022 – February 28, 2023), how many times did your household receive benefits/grants/assistance/payment from the (NAME OF LABOR MARKET INTERVENTION PROGRAM)?”.
Then, indicate in the space provided the number of times the household received benefits/grants/assistance/payment under each of the listed labor market intervention programs.
Moreover, check for other household members, who are members of social assistance programs, not yet listed. Ask the respondent, “Are there other household members of your household who received benefits/grants/assistance from labor market intervention programs?”.
If there are other household members not yet listed, select ‘1’ for Yes, use another booklet. Then list those household member/s in another booklet. Then, ask questions again in P12 to P13 as necessary. Otherwise, select ‘2’ for No. Then, proceed to P14.
P14: Household receipt of benefits / grants / assistance / payment from any agriculture and fisheries program in the past 12 months
This item should be asked only if the household answered ‘1’ for Yes in G11.1 of Agricultural and Fishery section.
Ask the respondent, “In the past 12 months (March 01, 2022 – February 28, 2023), what kind of benefits/grants/assistance/payment did any member of your household receive?”.
Read the list of agricultural and fishery benefits/grants/assistance/payment. For each benefit/grant/assistance/payment, select ‘1’ for Yes if the household received any benefit/grant/assistance/payment. Then proceed to P15. Otherwise, select ‘2’ for No. Then, proceed to the next agriculture and fisheries program in the list.
Below is a list of agriculture and fisheries benefits/grants/assistance/payments that a household member/s may have availed/received in the past 12 months.
| Code | Response Category | Definitions |
|---|---|---|
| A | Production support services (e.g., seeds, fertilizer, pesticides) | This service shall provide a one-time subsidy to new ARBs which encourages in purchasing of farm inputs and management of the credits. |
| B | Production, post-production, postharvest and irrigation equipment/facilities | |
| C | Capacity development/ training/technology transfer programs on agriculture and fisheries | |
| D | Cash | |
| Z | Others, specify |
P15: Household receipt of benefits / grants / assistance / payment from any of the social assistance programs from Bayanihan Act in the past 12 months
RA 11469 (also known by its short title as the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act) was signed into law on March 23, 2020 declaring a national health emergency throughout the Philippines as a result of the COVID-19 situation.
On September 11, 2020, the Republic Act No. 11494 (also known by its short title as the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act) was enacted to abate the impacts of COVID-19 on the socioeconomic well-being of all Filipinos; and to consolidate, update and validate existing records from various government agencies to effectively implement provision of socioeconomic relief to affected Filipinos, among others.
Ask the respondent, “In the past 12 months (March 01, 2022 – February 28, 2023), did any member of your household receive benefits/grants/assistance/payment from any of the following social assistance programs under Bayanihan Act?”.
Read the list of social assistance programs under Bayanihan Act. For each program, select ‘1’ for Yes if there is a member of the household who is a beneficiary/member of the said social assistance program. Otherwise, select ‘2’ for No.
Provided below is a list of social assistance programs from Bayanihan Act that the household/household member may have received benefits/grants/assistance/payments from in the past 12 months.
| Code | Response Categories | Definitions |
|---|---|---|
| A | Social Amelioration Program (SAP) under DSWD | The SAP or emergency subsidy program is a program of DSWD. SAP is a cash emergency subsidy program (ESP) for 18 million Filipino families whose lives are greatly affected by the ECQ. It’s mandated. |
| B | DOLE COVID-19 Adjustment Measures Program or CAMP (One-time financial support to employed workers) | A safety net program of DOLE aimed at mitigating the adverse economic impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on workers, particularly through the provision of financial and employment assistance. Under the program, the assistance offered to affected workers has two components (1) financial support and (2) employment facilitation.
|
| C | DOLE AKAP (Financial assistance provided to displaced land-based and sea-based Filipino workers) | Financial assistance in the amount of USD200 or Php 10,000 provided to displaced land-based and sea-based Filipino workers due to COVID-19. |
| D | DTI Livelihood Seeding Program and Negosyo Serbisyo sa Barangay | Provides package of livelihood kits and business advisory assistance and services, amounting to Php 5,000 - 8,000 to MSMEs. |
| E | DA Rice Farmers Financial Assistance Program (RFFA) and Financial Subsidy to Rice Farmers (FSRF) Program | Financial assistance amounting to Php5,000 to aid the rice farmers affected by the low buying price of palay. |
| F | DSWD and Government Relief Assistance for COVID-19 Affected Households | Distribution of food and non-food items, livelihood assistance grants, and supplemental feeding program for daycare children. Relief goods are given to local government units (LGUs) as part of its resource augmentation support to them while under the community quarantine. The assistance includes cash and value of goods received by the affected people/victims of disasters from other government agencies other than DSWD. NOTE: Relief assistance distributed by barangay may be provided by the DSWD. Ask the respondent if the relief assistance distributed by the barangay was from DSWD of City/Municipal/Provincial Government. |
| G | Relief Assistance other than from Government | Assistance includes cash and value of goods received by the affected people/victims of disasters from private agencies and individuals. |
| H | Bayanihan 2 Assistance to Health Workers | Includes the following assistance or programs for the private and public health workers during state of national emergency as declared by the President.
|
| I | Bayanihan 2 Financial relief to Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARBs) | Financial relief to ARBs on the payment of interests, penalties, and surcharges of loans |
| J | Bayanihan 2 Financial Assistance to Students | Subsidies and allowances to qualified students in private and public schools and colleges/universities |
| K | Bayanihan 2 Financial Assistance to Teaching and Non-teaching Personnel | One-time cash assistance to displaced teaching and non-teaching personnel in public and private schools and colleges/universities |
Source: July 2020 LFS and 2020 APIS Interviewer’s Manual and RA 11494