The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) says beneficiaries can now use DSWD guarantee letters at selected Generika Drugstore branches across the Philippines. In its advisory, the agency explains that a guarantee letter is issued to qualified beneficiaries to ensure payment to accredited providers for specific services needed, such as medical expenses or burial expenses. DSWD frames the update as making it easier for beneficiaries of the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations program to obtain medicines through retail outlets that participate in the arrangement.
According to DSWD’s announcements reported by two outlets, the coverage includes “select” Generika Drugstore branches, with acceptance being limited to participating locations rather than all branches. The agency does not specify, in the provided excerpts, the full list of participating branches or the full range of eligible medicines and services, but it reiterates that the guarantee letters are honored in these drugstore sites for beneficiaries who have been issued the documents by DSWD.
