Quezon City has piloted an expanded benefit program for solo parents in District 4, the first of its kind in the country.

Jesus Emmanuel Suntay, a former city councilor, pledged to help the district’s 1,790 solo parents duly registered with the city government’s Social Services and Development (SSDD) by giving them a cash grant of P3,000 each to help foot their 10-day stay in a hospital or any medical clinic in Metro Manila within one year as well as the 10-day hospitalization of any of their minor child or dependent.

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