Sotto frowned on suggestions to trim the cash aid given to each of the 18 million households so that more beneficiaries could be included, stressing that there are enough funds to expand the coverage of the assistance. | CMRamosINQ
Initially, some 18 million poor families will be given an emergency cash subsidy, ranging from P5,000 to P8,000 per month for two months.“Wag nilang ipilit na walang pera gobyerno. Meron !” he added.
Sotto further noted that during the time they were deliberating on the law, the senators were assured that government-owned and controlled corporation alone may already come up with P200-billion, excluding the savings accrued from last year and other sources mentioned by the Department of Budget and Management .
Thus, Sotto said, the remaining problem they were concerned with then was the identification of families and information dissemination., earlier called for middle-class families to also receive assistance from the government as the country continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic.in the country. Of the number, 297 patients have died while 197 have already recovered from the disease.
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