DSWD: More than 1,300 vendors affected by ASEAN Summit

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The vendors whose livelihoods have been disrupted are receiving cash aid and family food packs from the Department of Social Welfare and Development

AYUDA. Vendors in Pasay City affected by the ASEAN Summit receive P10,000 from the Department of Social Welfare and Development on November 11, 2026.

MANILA, Philippines – There are more than 1,300 vendors whose livelihoods have been affected by the Philippines’ hosting of the 49th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit and Related Summits, according to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).

Social Welfare Secretary Rex Gatchalian said on Wednesday, November 11, that the Parañaque City government forwarded to the DSWD a list of vendors affected in Baclaran, a bustling market area, amid security measures implemented for the event.

The city government said street vendors are “temporarily prohibited” from operating along Roxas Boulevard and its service roads, from Redemptorist Road to Quirino Avenue, as well as the road beneath the Light Rail Transit (LRT) until November 20.

Since Baclaran is near Pasay City as well, the DSWD is also coordinating with the local government to identify more affected vendors in the area.

“Bagamat humihingi kami ng paumanhin sa mga naantala ang hanapbuhay dahil sa napipintong ASEAN Summit, ang direktiba ng ating Pangulo ay masigurado na mabigyan sila ng tulong pinansyal kasi alam natin na wala silang kikitain sa mga araw na ‘yon,” Gatchalian said on the sidelines of cash aid distribution in Pasay City.

(We apologize to those whose livelihoods were put on hold because of the upcoming ASEAN Summit, but the directive of the President is to ensure that they will be given financial support because we know they will not have earnings during those days.)

In Pasay City, around 50 ambulant vendors and eatery workers received P10,000 from the DSWD’s Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations program on Wednesday. They were also given family food packs.

It was the second batch following the aid distribution to some 30 individuals on Sunday, November 8.

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