MANILA, Philippines — An indigent student is not required to present a certificate of indigency to receive the educational cash aid being offered by the Department of Social Welfare and ...

Manila 2nd District Rep. Rolan Valeriano, the panel chairman, said that the provision of indigency certificates is not a discretionary power of barangay officials but a moral and legal responsibility.

“Ang ating proseso ay napakasimple lang. Magpapakita lang ng valid government ID, at certificate of indigency na madaling kunin sa barangay,” San Juan Mayor Francis Zamora said in an interview ...