Those who exited the program were either due to natural attrition or having no more eligible 0-18 children for monitoring.
According to her, Aklan is the only province which had conducted simultaneous graduation for exiting households nationwide for two consecutive years, with National Program Manager Dir. Gemma B. Gabuya gracing the occasion in Malay and Ibajay held in April of this year.
“Those exited households will undergo Kilos Unlad process, a social case management strategy which aims to guide the households in achieving improved well-being, stepping out of poverty, and employing individual and family cooperation,” Salazar said.
She revealed that of Western Visayas’ provinces, Aklan topped the overall compliance rate of 98.73% for rating high in various conditions set by the program like Education, Health, Family Development Sessions, and Deworming.
In Aklan, beneficiaries have direct and secured access to cash grants through the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP), while those not adequately served by the said bank could access the services of rural banks, cooperative banks and institutions engaged in money remittances accredited by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).
To monitor the cash grant utilization, Salazar said there are Municipal Roving Bookkeepers assigned in each locality to conduct regular financial literacy and monitoring. (JBG/VGV/PIA6 Aklan)
