By Pearl Gumapos
Families in areas under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) will receive fiduciary assistance from the national government, Malacañang said on Thursday in a public briefing.
“Inaprubahan ni Presidente ang pagbibigay ng P1,000 tulong sa mga nangangailangang mga kababayan natin sa mga areas na nasa ilalim ng ECQ,” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said.
This is following the approval of President Rodrigo Duterte of the proposal to grant financial aid to those under ECQ, the most restrictive quarantine classification.
Roque said the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will provide assistance worth PHP1,000 per individual or PHP4,000 per family.
“Nandiyan na po ‘yung assistance na sinabi ni Pangulo na kinakailangang ibigay kapag tayo ay nag-ECQ. Ito po ay PHP1,000 kada tao or maximum na PHP4,000 kada pamilya,” Roque said.
According to Roque, the cash aid will be sourced through the DSWD’s Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) program.
Roque, however, did not mention when the financial assistance will be distributed.
“Ang pondo po ay dina-download na po sa mga lokal na pamahalaan ng Iloilo province, Iloilo City, Cagayan de Oro City, at Gingoog City,” he said.
The province of Iloilo and its highly urbanized city, as well as Cagayan de Oro and the City of Gingoog in Misamis Oriental, have been placed under ECQ since July 21, and will remain under ECQ until August 7. -rir
