Albay to receive Duterte add’l P50-M aid

Ang pagtanggap ni Albay Governor Al Francis Bichara ng tseke na nagkakahalaga ng 50 milyong piso mula sa Presidential Management Staff (PMS).

PANOORIN: Ang pagtanggap ni Albay Governor Al Francis Bichara ng tseke na nagkakahalaga ng 50 milyong piso mula sa Presidential Management Staff (PMS).Ito ang ipinangakong karagdagang tulong pinansyal ni Pangulong Duterte nang bumisita siya noong Lunes.Bago ito, nag-abot na rin siya ng 20 milyong piso at 5 milyong piso naman mula sa PCSO bialng tulong sa mga naapektuhan ng pagaalburoto ng bulkang Mayon. | via Allan Colinares Francisco

Posted by PTV on Tuesday, January 30, 2018

LEGAZPI CITY — The Presidential Management Staff (PMS) in Bicol confirmed that the “promised” additional PHP50 million aid from President Rodrigo Roa Duterte to the Mayon evacuees will be turned over on Feb. 1.

“We are waiting for the arrival of the PMS staff from Malacanang that will bring the check here”, Amber Mirandilla, Presidential Staff Officer V of PMS-Bicol, said in an interview Wednesday morning.

President Duterte visited Albay on Monday and personally assessed the ongoing disaster operations amid Mayon Volcano’s eruption that has so far sent 82,000 people to various evacuation shelters in six towns and three cities of Albay province.

During his visit, the President initially gave PHP20 million check to Albay Governor Al Francis Bichara and assured PHP50 million additional aid. (Connie Calipay/PNA)

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