CCT funds going to wrong hands — minority By Gerry Baldo 01/27/2011

CCT funds going to wrong hands — minority

By Gerry Baldo 01/27/2011

Funds from controversial Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) Subsidy Program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) under its chief, Corazon “Dinky” Soliman, as predicted, have been going to families who can hardly be considered the poorest of the poor.

CCT stipends have been found to make their way to families that cannot be considered as indigents.

According to House Minority Leader Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman, there are validated reports that non-indigent families are regularly receiving the CCT funds.

“We have already received reports about families or individuals who are not exactly indigents but who are regularly receiving the maximum CCT benefits,” Lagman said yesterday..... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

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