DEAR ACTION! PROGRAM
The FDCP DEAR (Disaster Emergency Assistance and Relief) Program is a quick response fund of the Film Development Council of the Philippines that provides financial assistance to its stakeholders who are directly affected by a major natural disaster or public health emergency like the COVID-19 Pandemic. This disaster-triggered funding mechanism is activated every time the President of the Philippines declares a public emergency or a State of Calamity in the country.
List of beneficiaries, please click here
COVERAGE
This program covers all eligible freelance audiovisual content workers from talents and on-camera performers (actors, voice actors, stunt people, etc.) to production staff (pre-production, production, and post-production) and technical crew (art, camera, sound, and production dept) in various fields in the audiovisual industry — motion picture/film, television, advertising, animation, and new media.
Each qualified displaced worker will receive a one-time cash financial assistance of Five Thousand (5,000) or Eight Thousand Pesos (P 8,000) tax-free to cover your expenses during the disaster period, like personal needs, medical expenses, housing and rent, and other essentials. Applicants who are granted assistance will commit to a Return Service to FDCP for its programs and activities for the audiovisual industry.
For approved applications for workers applied for by Companies, the Company will receive the assistance from FDCP. It shall award the benefits to each worker as soon as possible and then submit a report to FDCP on each worker’s written and signed acknowledgment of the amount.
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For inquiries, please email [email protected] with the following subject:
INQUIRY] DEAR NR (Topic)
e.g. [INQUIRY] DEAR NR (Doc Requirements?)