Manila, July 16 -- Close to 1 million Filipinos in need have received medical help from the Department of Social Welfare and Development's (DSWD) Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) in the first half of 2025.
The agency said a total of 953,560 clients were assisted by the agency's Operations Group Crisis Intervention Unit (CIU) with more than PHP8.5 billion in medical aid from January to June.
Majority of the clients or 670,825 have secured medical aid in outright cash assistance while 282,735 clients were given guarantee letters (GLs) to cover hospitalization costs, medicine, and diagnostic procedures.
Outright cash can go up to PHP10,000 in medical aid while GLs are often issued to clients to assist them in settling ho...