ILOILO CITY, July 24 -- Not all households listed in the Community-Based Monitoring System (CBMS) qualify for cash assistance under the Unified Package for Livelihoods, Industry, Food and Transport (UPLIFT) program, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) clarified Thursday.

Speaking at a press conference, PSA Western Visayas Regional Director Nelida Amolar said CBMS data undergo processing and validation before being submitted to the Department of Economy, Planning and Development (DepDev).

"The data went through proxy means test modeling to identify poor, near-poor and non-poor households," she said.

After processing, the validated list is returned to the PSA central office and shared with the Department of Social Welfare and Devel...