BUTUAN CITY, March 25 -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Region 13 (Caraga) announced on Wednesday that more than 100,000 beneficiaries and clients have been verified so far this month through its Basta Beripikado, Mabilis ang Serbisyo (BBM Serbisyo) web application.

"The BBM Serbisyo is an online platform that verifies basic information of clients and beneficiaries, their National ID (PhilSys) registration, to modernize, secure, and speed up the delivery of assistance," the DSWD-13 said.

It also stated that the platform will help ensure that assistance and other basic services of the agency reach the appropriate beneficiaries.

The platform further aims to prevent fraud and duplicate claims in programs such as t...