15/05/2026
๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ก ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ
Around 2,900 indigent and low-income solo parents from Taguigโs two districts received financial assistance during the launch of the cityโs cash subsidy program on Saturday, May 9, at the Taguig City University Auditorium in Barangay Central Bicutan.
The โAlay sa mga Natatanging Ina: Launching and Distribution of Cash Subsidy for Solo Parentsโ program, led by the City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO), forms part of the cityโs implementation of Republic Act No. 11861, or the Expanded Solo Parents Welfare Act, and City Ordinance No. 57, s. 2026. Under the ordinance, qualified solo parents in Taguig are entitled to receive a monthly cash assistance of P1,000 and a solo parent purchase booklet.
In her message, Mayor Lani Cayetano said the city remains grateful for the opportunity to provide assistance to solo parents in Taguig:
โKung iisipin niyo napakabuti ng Panginoon sa city natin. Kasi actually po may mga ibang cities po na mas malalaki pa sa city of Taguig ay hindi po nila kayang i-deliver yung P1,000 a month. Can you imagine that's a total of P12,000 a year per solo parent. Pero dito po sa Taguig dahil sa biyaya ng Panginoon at sa patuloy nating pagsisiguro na business friendly ang city natin. Dahil saan po ba kinukuha yung mga insentibo po na ito? Diba po sa ating mga taxes."
During the program, officials also conducted orientations on the benefits and provisions of the Expanded Solo Parents Welfare Act, including eligibility requirements and available government services for solo parents.
Representatives from the Taguig Scholarship Office and the Taguig Manpower Training and Assessment Center (TMTC) also presented scholarship opportunities and TESDA-accredited training programs aimed at helping solo parents and their children access education and livelihood opportunities.
Maria Lourdes Mangosing, 57, a solo parent from Barangay Comembo, thanked the city government for the financial assistance and rice aid she received during the program:
โThank you po Mayor Lani at sa lahat po ng bumubuo ng programa na ito. Napakalaking tulong po sa amin yung ibinigay na suporta o cash assistance at saka po yung sa bigas. Lalo na as a single parent kami na talagang malaki ang pangangailangan ng aming mga anak lalo na sa pag-aaral at mga gastusin sa bahay. Kaya itong natanggap kong cash assistance ay ilalaan ko sa school expenses ng anak ko at yung tira ay gagamitin sa mga kailangan sa bahay."
Another beneficiary, Alona Perez, 47, from Barangay Palingon Tipas, said the seminar also helped solo parents better understand the programs and services available to them:
โNatutuwa po ako sa seminar po na meron dito sa program po. Maliban sa may cash assistance at bigas ay meron din kaming natutunan tungkol sa mga benefits namin as single parents sa gobyerno. Maliban din po doon ay natutunan din po namin ang lahat ng scholarship programs na inooffer ng city para sa aming mga anak pati na din yung mga technical vocational training na itinuturo ng libre sa TMTC para mas mahasa yung skills at maging hanap buhay natin. Kaya napakaganda po talaga ng mga programa po dito sa atin sa Taguig."
After the program, participants received their first-quarter cash assistance from the city government and 10 kilos of rice under the national governmentโs rice assistance program. Solo parents with children aged six years old and below also received purchase booklets granting discounts on selected basic goods, medicines, and essential items.
