Manila, June 24 -- The House of Representatives' Suporta sa Bayan Desk (SBD) has approved 3,592 requests and released PHP171,498,700 in assistance in 50 days after opening its doors to Filipinos in need.

Based on the SBD accomplishment report covering March 18 to June 22, the desk processed a total of 3,738 requests - 3,103 from walk-in constituents and 635 endorsed by House members - with 3,592, or 96 percent of these requests approved.

During the period, SBD served an average of 72 clients per day, with approved funding totaling PHP175,814,200, of which PHP171,498,700 had already been released to the recipients.

Speaker Faustino "Bojie" Dy III said the numbers, while remarkable, tell only part of the story.

"Every single one of tho...