Manila, Oct. 23 -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has issued revised guidelines on the implementation of the Emergency Cash Transfer (ECT) program to make it more responsive amid the multiple disasters in the country.

Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao of the DSWD's Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) said the new guidelines make the ECT program more aligned to disaster response and early recovery efforts for internally displaced persons (IDPs).

"At the impact and immediate post-impact phase of a disaster, the ECT may be provided to IDPs for their relief and early recovery needs. The cash assistance provided can be used to buy nutritious food, hygiene items, medicine, clothing, and other supplies, which ar...