Gov’t aid for indigents diverted by Socorro cult
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MANILA, Philippines — Members of the Socorro Bayanihan Services Inc. (SBSI) have admitted to diverting government aid meant for indigent senior citizens and beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) to fund the group.
They made the admissions during a validation process investigating the alleged surrender of cash aid and social welfare benefits, including senior citizens’ pension, to the SBSI, a group in Socorro town accused of abusive and cult-like activities.
In a press conference, Jessie Catherine Aranas, chief of the Protective Services Division of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in the Caraga region, reported that at least three senior citizens confirmed giving donations ranging from P20 to P1,000 to the Socorro cult.
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