Manila, June 2 -- Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian reiterated on Monday that the PHP80,000 financial aid given to 'Rose', the woman who was seen crawling out of a sewer in Makati City, is not a reward but a form of livelihood assistance based on existing guidelines and assessment conducted by agency social workers.

"Una, hindi siya pabuya. Gusto kong linawin na ito ay parte ng programa ng pag-reintegrate sa komunidad. Kung ibalik mo lang ang mga tao sa kanilang komunidad, uulit at uulit lang ito. Kailangan matulungan natin silang magkaroon ng bagong pag-asa at makapagsimula ng bagong buhay sa pamamagitan ng economic grant (First, it's not a reward. I would like to clarify that this is part of t...