WALA nang dagdag na ayuda para sa mga residente na apektado ng enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) sa Metro Manila at karatig-lalawigan sa kabila ng ekstensyon nito ngayong linggo.
Ito ang pagtiyak ng Palasyo kahapon.
Sinabi ni Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque na P23 billion emergency subsidy budget ang ipinalabas sa local governments sa NCR Plus — kabilang ang Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, at Rizal.
Ito aniya ang kabuuang halaga na ayuda sa ngayon.
Ipinaliwanag pa nito na matagal nang pinlano ng pamahalaan ang nasabing budget para sa programang two-week ECQ.
“The government, when it was decided to distribute [the aid] per family, considered already that the ECQ would be for two weeks,” ang pahayag ni Sec. Roque.
“The reason is during Holy Week, they only lost two days of working days effectively,” he said. “So we believe that— although it’s never enough — this will tie over our countrymen for this additional ECQ,” dagdag na pahayag nito.
Gayunpaman, sinabi ni Sec. Roque na maaaring makialam ang Kongreso kung kinakailangan na magbigay ng dagdag na ayuda.
“If there is need for further ayuda (aid), then Congress would have to be called into a special session. We would need to get a supplemental budget for that purpose,” aniya. (CHRISTIAN DALE)
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