LOCAL GOVERNMENT units (LGUs) have so far distributed 67 percent of the PHP22.9-billion financial aid from the national government to those affected by the implementation of the enhanced community quarantine in Metro Manila and four nearby provinces.
“Sa ating pagbabahagi ng ayuda (As for our distribution of aid) this 2021, mula sa nasa (out of a total of) 22,915,422 beneficiaries or equivalent to PHP22.9 billion, nakapagpamahagi na tayo ng (we have already distributed) PHP15,533,806,600, I mean for 15,491,584 beneficiaries, so total po ito ng (this is a total of) 67.60 percent,” Interior Secretary Año told President Rodrigo Duterte during a pre-recorded meeting with Cabinet members on Wednesday.
In Metro Manila, 73.46 percent or over 8.2 million out of a total of 11.2 million beneficiaries in 17 LGUs have received aid.
In Bulacan, over 61 percent or around 1.8 million out of 2.9 million beneficiaries already got financial aid.
Meanwhile, more than 53 percent or 1.8 million from a total of 3.4 million beneficiaries received assistance in Cavite.
In Laguna, over 2 million out of 2.7 million beneficiaries got aid which is equivalent to a distribution rate of 76 percent while 61 percent or 1.6 million from a total of 2.7 million individuals received the ECQ aid.
Año also said they received over 23,000 complaints on alleged anomalies in the aid distribution.
“A total of 23,292 complaints were received and 15,736 are under deliberation and 3,824 have been resolved. All complaints will be answered. If there are unanswered ones, we will intervene and conduct a probe for appropriate action," he stressed.
The deadline for the distribution of ECQ aid was earlier extended until May 15 to give local officials enough time to ensure that health protocols are being observed during the activity. (By Christopher Lloyd Caliwan)
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