| Autor: |
Bayod, Rogelio P., Forosuelo, Erikka June D., Sanchez, Marianne Eve S. |
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Eubios Journal of Asian & International Bioethics; Aug2020, Vol. 30 Issue 6, p320-323, 4p |
| Abstrakt: |
The poor people are among the vulnerable during disasters or pandemic. To ensure their safety, the government, through the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) provides cash assistance to the identified poorest of the poor in the Philippines. While there had been many reported cases of problems in the SAP distribution, mostly in the National Capital Region, like lack of baseline data to determine the real economic status of the persons, the lingering party politicking lead to put others to a disadvantaged position: some attitudes of the recipients such as using the cash aid for gambling and buying prohibited drugs and liquor, others were tempted to buy unnecessary material things, while some paid the amount to their long term debts and also spared an amount for their families and friends in need. We gathered stories and experiences of SAP recipients in Digos City to learn from what they have gone through, including how they viewed SAP and how they used the money after they received it. In this paper, we will present the personal ethics and responsibilities of our study participants especially during Covid-19 pandemic. We will argue that the poor are poor not because they are lazy. They are poor because they lack opportunities at the same time they cannot also turn their backs to those who are in dire need. Having endured poverty for how many years, some of them also took the opportunity to transitorily enjoy life after receiving the cash assistance from the government. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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