A senior official of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reiterated on Wednesday (August 21) that the agency-issued Guarantee Letters (GLs) under the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) are now being accepted by selected funeral parlors and memorial service providers across the country.

“Individuals in crisis situations who need assistance for the burial expenses of their loved ones can request for a guarantee letter from the DSWD. We have partner funeral homes and memorial service providers that accept DSWD-issued GLs to render the services stated in the letter,” DSWD Asst. Secretary Irene Dumlao, who is also the agency spokesperson, said on Friday (August 23).

A Guarantee Letter is a document issued by the DSWD in favor of the beneficiary addressed to service providers to guarantee the payment of the service on behalf of the client, particularly their burial or medical expenses.

Some of the service providers that accept DSWD-issued GLs in Metro Manila are Almo Funeral & Mortuary Services, Inc.; Cosmopolitan Memorial Chapels & Crematory; Del Mundo Funeral Services; Dr. Jesus C. Delgado Memorial Hospital; I.P. Tajuna Funeral Service; Jara Funeral Services; Kua Mads Funeral Services (Santiago’s); MBG Funeral Services.

Ambassador Funeral Homes Corp; Mesina Funeral Homes Co.; WYN Funeral Services; St. Matthew Funeral Homes; Ilagan Memorial Homes; St. James Memorial Chapel; St. Eldrich Funeral Services; Rizal Funeral Homes Inc.; Catalonia Funeral Homes; Alexandria Funeral Services; Our Lady of Loreto Funeral Services; HPT Funeral Services; Malaya Funeral Corporation; Funeraria Royale Inc.; Eastern Funeral Services; Ka Andres Memorial Chapel; Dulce Memorial Service.

Arlington Memorial Chapels; La Rosa Memorial Services; Dayao Funeral Home, Incorporated; Crismar Funeral Homes; People Funeral Service Inc.; Amaryllis Memorial Services; Mother Jeronima Funeral Services; Funeraria Quiogue; Funeraria Filipinas Inc.; A&J Biglang -Awa Funeral Homes; Nardo N. Quinones (Puneraria Ni Bossing Nards); K.A Philip Sabino Funeral Service; Plainview Custodial Home; BVL Funeral Homes Services; Mesina Funeral Homes Co.; and De Ocampo Memorial College Inc.

Meanwhile, clients in the regions may coordinate with any DSWD Field Office in their areas of residence for the complete list of funeral service providers. #