President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. personally distributed on Wednesday about P50 million worth of assistance for the emergency employment of thousands of families displaced by Mayon Volcano’s restiveness in seven towns and cities in Albay.
The Tupad program would give P365 per day to each worker for 30 days.
“Let us not wait for 14 days. Let us not deplete the budget of the LGUs. If we need to take over, let’s take over. We will take the load of the province and municipalities because [their budget] is very limited,” Marcos said.He said the Department of Science and Technology had estimated that the evacuees from the 6-kilometer radius of the volcano might have to stay in the shelters for “45 days up to 90 days.
Marcos advised the local officials to identify the priority areas that would need an immediate response. Marcos landed at the Sports Complex in Guinobatan town past 4 p.m. and immediately headed to Guinobatan Community College in Barangay Mauraro — the site of the temporary shelter of families from Barangay Maninila — to distribute relief goods donated by India, Thailand, and the United Arab Emirates.
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