The Metro Manila Council urged the social welfare and finance departments to 'reinstate' the original number of beneficiaries eligible for the cash aid to low income households. COVID19PH
will receive a subsidy of P5,000 to P8,000, depending on the region. In Metro Manila, low-income households will receive the maximum of P8,000 per month for April and May, given the higher minimum wage in the region.and Peace Process Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr, started distributing cash aid to some 800 families in Parañaque City.
DSWD spokesperson Irene Dumlao on Tuesday clarified that the department does not have a quota for the cash aid.Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, a former mayor of Valenzuela, hadon his Twitter account on April 2, that DSWD will provide cash aid to 95,000 families. Valenzuela, the senator said, has 155,000 families, according to the 2015 census.
"Anong mangyayari sa naiwan na 60,000 na pamilya namin? Paano namin hahanapin yon 95,000 na pamilya? Anong qualifications para makasali sa 95,000?", including Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program beneficiaries, will benefit from the social amelioration program, out of its 109,585 households in the city, according to a post on April 4.Ordinance vs discrimination
The MMC on Monday also approved Resolution No. 20-07, which urges the Metro Manila local councils to pass an ordinance penalizing discrimination against health workers. The Metro Manila mayors"strongly recommended" that local councils pass an ordinance that"prohibit and penalize acts of discrimination and violence such as, but not limited to, libel, slander, physical injuries, and the dishonor of contractual obligations such as contracts of lease or employment.
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