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DSWD, NEDA to submit substitute bill for Magna Carta of the Poor
An April 8, 2013, press release from the Department of Social Welfare and Development
President Benigno S. Aquino III directed
the Human Development and Social Development Clusters led by the
National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) and the Department of
Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), respectively, to come up with a
substitute bill for endorsement to the next Congress, according to
Secretary of Social Welfare and Development Corazon Juliano-Soliman.
“The DSWD and NEDA will closely work for
the passage of a substitute bill for the Magna Carta of the Poor. We
hope to submit the substitute bill on the first or second day of
Congress when it resumes in July. The proposed measure will clearly
define the progressive implementation of the Magna Carta, as well as the
fund sources,” Secretary Soliman said.
Secretary Soliman further explained that
the decision of President Aquino to veto the proposed Magna Carta of
the Poor is justified, saying that the President cannot give false hope
to the poor because the government does not have enough resources for
the measure.
Secretary Soliman said that President
Aquino found several unrealistic provisions of the proposed law, which
the government cannot meet because of resources constraints.
The proposed Magna Carta of the Poor
seeks to guarantee the rights of the poor to food, employment and
livelihood, quality education, shelter, and other basic health services
“as a matter of right.”
Secretary Soliman also dismissed
insinuation that President Aquino does not care for the poor, citing
that 30 percent of the national budget for 2013 has been allocated for
the delivery of social services.
“The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino
Program, for instance, has at present 3.9 million household
beneficiaries. There are also about 5.2 million poor households
benefiting from PhilHealth” Secretary Soliman said.
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