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Was it money well spent or money wasted?
“During the hearing at the Senate on Tuesday, January 27, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Dinky Soliman revealed that PHP4.75 million was spent to bring some 100 homeless families living along Roxas Boulevard to a resort in Nasugbu, Batangas during the visit of Pope Francis in the country last week,” reports GMA News Online.
According to the DSWD, “the families were brought to Chateau Royale in Nasugbu, Batangas from January 14 to 19, 2015 for an orientation on the government’s Modified Conditional Cash Transfer program.”
Soliman explained that “the said amount covered the transportation, accommodation, and all the needs of the 427 street dwellers from Manila, Parañaque, and Pasay.”
Soliman added that “the family camp allowed homeless families to experience having a house.”
Soliman stated in Filipino, “We wanted to show them a life off the streets. With that move, we wanted to make them realize that they’re not stuck on the streets for life.”
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