MANILA - The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Wednesday said the guarantee letters it issued can now be used by its clients in need of assistance in buying medicines in select pharmacies in the country. 'Under the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) program, the DSWD has been engaging with selected pharmacies to help poor clients to purchase their medicine needs through the DSWD-issued GLs,' DSWD spokesperson Irene Dumlao said. A guarantee letter is a document issued by the DSWD in favor of the beneficiary addressed to service providers that guarantees the payment of the service on behalf of the client, including medicine. Among the pharmacies in Metro Manila that accept DSWD-issued GLs include Globo Asiatico Enterprises, Inc.; Onco Care Pharma Corporation; Urology Med Care Inc.; Complete Solution Pharmacy and General Merchandise; Haran Pharmaceutical Product Distribution Ltd. Co.; Keminfinity Inc.; Medinfinity Inc.; JCS Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Interpharma Solutions Ph ilippines Inc.; and pharmacies under the Drugstores Association of the Philippines (DSAP). Individuals in crisis from other regions may contact or visit any DSWD Field Office in their area of residence for the complete list of pharmacies accepting agency-issued GLs. The AICS is one of the social protection services of the DSWD that provides medical, burial, transportation, education, food, or financial assistance to individuals who are in crisis as assessed by social workers. (PNA) Source: Philippines News agency