By NG Seruela
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) announced on Monday evening (May 31) the 100% accomplishment rate of the local government units’ (LGUs) financial assistance or “ayuda” distribution to National Capital Region (NCR) Plus residents.
In President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s Talk to the People address, DILG Secretary Eduardo Año announced that over ₱22 billion worth of financial aid has been distributed to almost 23 million beneficiaries located in Metro Manila, Bulacan, Rizal, Laguna, and Cavite.
“Masaya ko pong ibabalita sa ating Pangulo na naka-100 porsyento na po ang status nang pamamahagi ng ayuda sa NCR Plus. Kaya gusto po nating bigyan ng pagkilala at binabati natin ang mga governors, ang chairman ng MMDA [Metro Manila Development Authority], ang ating mga mayors, ang mga barangay captains ng NCR Plus, mga kawani ng DILG, DSWD [Department of Social Welfare and Development] at DND [Department of National Defense] sa 100 percent accomplishment,” he said.
Año showed the following breakdown of the financial aid distribution in NCR Plus:
- NCR – ₱11.16 billion distributed to its residents with ₱4,857,000 in unused funds from Navotas
- Bulacan – ₱2.96 billion
- Cavite – ₱3.42 billion distributed to its residents with ₱20,539,300 in unused funds from Bacoor, Imus, Alfonso, General Emilio Aguinaldo, and Magallanes
- Laguna – ₱2.71 billion distributed to its residents with ₱65,546 in unused funds from Los Baños
- Rizal – ₱2.61 billion distributed to its residents with ₱841,000 in unused funds from Baras
The DILG chief also reported that eight LGUs in NCR Plus are scheduled to return a total of ₱26,302,856 in unused funds.
“Zero point one percent ng nakalaang pondo sa ayuda, o katumbas po ng idineklara ng walong LGUs sa NCR Plus na sobra sa nakatala at naberipika nilang bilang ng mga benepisyaryo, kaya naman po handa ang mga LGUs na ito na ibalik ang sobrang pondo sa Bureau of Treasury,” Año said.
The aid was disbursed by the national government to the NCR Plus LGUs to aid qualified beneficiaries during the extreme community quarantine imposed on the area following a surge of COVID-19 cases there starting in late March.
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