{"id":249891,"date":"2020-03-25T20:02:44","date_gmt":"2020-03-26T00:02:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=249891"},"modified":"2020-03-25T20:02:44","modified_gmt":"2020-03-26T00:02:44","slug":"govt-allocates-covid-19-funeral-support-fund","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/03\/25\/govt-allocates-covid-19-funeral-support-fund\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov\u2019t allocates Covid-19 funeral support fund"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will be providing the fund to indigents who suffered from Covid-19, whether confirmed cases or persons under investigation (PUIs). (File photo<\/a>: PTV\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 A PHP25,000-\u201cfuneral support fund\u201d will be given to indigents who died due to coronavirus disease (Covid-19), a Palace official said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will be providing the fund to indigents who suffered from Covid-19, whether confirmed cases or persons under investigation (PUIs).<\/p>\n

\u201cThe DSWD shall allocate amounts for a funeral support fund allotted to the indigent confirmed Covid-19 cases and PUIs regardless whether they are undergoing home quarantine or admitted in a public or private facility. DSWD shall allot PHP25,000 per deceased for this purpose,\u201d he said in a press briefing in Malaca\u00f1ang.<\/p>\n

As of Wednesday, the Department of Health (DOH) recorded a total of 38 deaths and nearly 3,000 PUIs.<\/p>\n

Funeral and interment services are still allowed to remain operational despite the quarantine under the guidelines issued by the Inter-agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases.<\/p>\n

In handling the remains of Covid-19 cases, Nograles said general infection precautions must be strictly observed to prevent further spread of the disease.<\/p>\n

Local government units (LGUs) will be designated to provide funeral service facilities to handle the remains of Covid-19 cases, he said.<\/p>\n

Interior Secretary Eduardo A\u00f1o said LGUs should assign funeral service facilities that can cremate the remains within 12 hours from the time of death.<\/p>\n

If the deceased is a Muslim, he said the remains should be placed in an air-tight sealed bag or container and buried in the nearest Muslim cemetery within 12 hours while observing Muslim rites.<\/p>\n

Nograles said LGUs will also be tasked to provide \u201cpossible financial assistance to cover the logistics, fuel, salary, and other expenses that will be incurred in the process\u201d, he added.<\/p>\n

He noted that the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and LGUs will monitor and penalize funeral homes that refused to provide logistics and transport remains of Covid-19 cases.<\/p>\n

The LGU may release issuances or ordinances to put a price cap or impose a price freeze on funeral services located within their jurisdiction, he said.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, he reiterated that funeral services staff and personnel are exempted from the community quarantine.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe said individuals may freely move and travel to ensure that the remains of the deceased individuals will be given proper funeral services,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He said funeral companies are also directed to provide transportation and\/or housing accommodations for funeral service staff.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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