The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) on Tuesday assured farmers and fisherfolk that they would be given cash aid amid the expected impact of El Niño early next year.
At a Palace briefing, NEDA Undersecretary Rosemarie Edillon said the assistance would cover other vulnerable sectors amid high food prices. Support, she said, could be done through the government's food stamp program, too. "In December, there will be a number of provinces that will be less likely to be hit by El Niño.
Edillon said government was looking at the provision of cash assistance and implementing its employment assistance TUPAD. "Ang ginagawa nila diyan actually is cleaning of the canals, irrigation canals kasi tamang-tama walang tubig so puwede nilang ma-desilt talaga, you know fix the cracks para to make it better – may mga ganoong ano…nakahanda naman iyang mga iyan," she said.
"El Niño may happen pero may pagkain pa rin tayo – iyon ang gusto naming mangyari and that is why we are preparing na nga as early as now," she added.
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