Davao city: The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Davao Region (DSWD-11) has disbursed financial assistance to 24,124 households under the Unified Package for Livelihoods, Industry, Food, and Transport (UPLIFT) program in July, representing 20.65 percent of the 116,769 households on record.

According to Philippines News Agency, beneficiaries of the program belong to Group 2, which includes poor and near-poor families. Each qualified household receives PHP2,000 in monthly aid until December. Data from the agency's payout progress dashboard indicated that PHP48.2 million has been released to beneficiaries across the Davao Region, leaving 92,645 households, or 79.34 percent, still awaiting their payments.

The breakdown of disbursements is as follows: in Davao City, 688 households have been paid, accounting for 4.67 percent with PHP1.4 million disbursed; Davao de Oro saw payments to 4,925 households, or 31.48 percent, with PHP9.9 million disbursed; and in Davao del Norte, 3,115 households were paid, making up 13.09 percent with PHP6.2 million disbursed.

In Davao del Sur, 4,515 households received payments, representing 26.32 percent with PHP9 million disbursed; Davao Occidental had 6,763 households paid, accounting for 36.66 percent with PHP13.5 million disbursed; and in Davao Oriental, 4,118 households were paid, which is 15.23 percent with PHP8.2 million disbursed.

DSWD-11 stated that payout operations are ongoing and will continue until all listed households receive their assistance. The UPLIFT program forms part of the government's social protection initiatives, aimed at supporting vulnerable families in the region.