President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will sign an amended Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) for the Magna Carta of the Poor, a measure which mandates the government to ensure that the poor are granted ready access to government services, by next month, the National Anti Poverty Commission (NAPC) said Friday. NAPC Lead Convenor Lope Santos III made the announcement as the agency marked its 25th anniversary.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will sign an amended Implementing Rules and Regulations for the Magna Carta of the Poor, a measure which mandates the government to ensure that the poor are granted ready access to government services, by next month, the National Anti Poverty Commission said Friday.“We have an existing IRR of Magna Carta of the Poor, but we received proposals for the improvement of the said IRR.
The law defines basic sectors as "disadvantaged sectors" of Philippine society, which include farmer-peasants, fisherfolk, workers in the formal sector, including migrant workers, workers in the informal sector, indigenous peoples, and cultural communities, among others. Aside from an amended IRR, Santos said that the government is also expected to ink the Joint Memorandum Circular for its implementation in June.
Investments in anti-poverty programs to enable the poor to participate in the country's growth and development, and that this will be among the priorities of the StateFull access to government services shall be provided to the poor by departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the government
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