By Leila Mae Sauco
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday, Nov. 8, vowed that the national government will continue to provide assistance to various sectors as the COVID-19 pandemic exits the country.
During the distribution of government assistance in Palo, Leyte, the President assured that the government is ready to help those in need.
“Hangga’t mangyari ‘yun, kami po bilang gobyerno ninyo ay nandito upang tumulong at hindi kami aalis hanggang nakikita namin na kaya niyo nang magsarili dahil ‘yan po ang aming naging prayoridad na maiahon at pagandahin ang ekonomiya at dahan-dahang aabot din tayo diyan,” he said.
The President said the government’s aid aims to help people lessen the impact of the increasing prices of basic goods and commodities.
The Chief Executive said that aid will also be provided to micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), sari-sari store owners, as well as manual laborers.
Distributed in Palo, Leyte were monetary aid to recipients of the Department of Agriculture’s Rice Farmer Financial Assistance Program, beneficiaries of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation Program, and Department of Labor and Employment’s TUPAD Emergency Employment Program.
