Senators grill DSWD execs on StarpayAt a hearing on the DWSD budget, Sen. Manny Pacquiao raised concerns over the awarding of contract to Starpay for the distribution of funds under the social amelioration program (SAP) to 1,890,263 beneficiaries. In a video presentation, Pacquiao said that while Starpay got the contract to serve six to seven million beneficiaries, only 800,000 downloaded its app. In the presentation, Starpay even claimed to have served five million individuals via the e-wallet platform – through two other money transfer companies. “DSWD had nothing to do with and had never engaged with Pharmally,” Social Welfare Secretary Rolando Bautista said in response. Bautista, I was asking a question, I was not suggesting that DSWD had a tie-up with Pharmally, I was asking about Starpay if there was.

Source: Philippine Star October 11, 2021 15:56 UTC