Filipinos in need of financial assistance to buy medicine can now use guarantee letters (GL) issued by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in select pharmacies nationwide.
“Under the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) program, the DSWD has been engaging with selected pharmacies to help poor clients purchase their medicine needs through the DSWD-issued GLs,” Social Welfare Assistant Secretary and spokesperson Irene Dumlao said in a statement.
The GL is a document issued by the DSWD in favor of the beneficiary and addressed to service providers, guaranteeing service payment on the client’s behalf, including medicine.
Some of the Metro Manila pharmacies that accept DSWD-issued GLs are Globo Asiatico Enterprises, Inc.; Onco Care Pharma Corporation; Urology Med Care, Inc.; Complete Solution Pharmacy and General Merchandise; Haran Pharmaceutical Product Distribution Ltd. Co.; Keminfinity, Inc.; Medinfinity, Inc.; JCS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Interpharma Solutions Philippines, Inc.; and pharmacies under the Drugstores Association of the Philippines (DSAP).
Individuals in crisis from other regions may contact or visit any DSWD field office in their area for the complete list of pharmacies accepting agency-issued GLs.
The AICS is one of the DSWD social protection services that provide medical, burial, transportation, education, food, or financial assistance to individuals who are in crisis as assessed by social workers.
