Mayor Adrianne Mae J. Cuevas leads the house to house distribution of cash assistance toresidents of Palayan City. Photo courtesy of councilor Mader Sta. Maria
PALAYAN CITY – Local officials led by Mayor Adrianne Mae Cuevas are going house to house to distribute P3,000 cash assistance to each of over 12,000 families even as this city remains free from the coronavirus disease.
The cash assistance being extended by the local inter-agency task force is on top of food packs, chicken, vegetables and milk that the city earlier distributed to all families to cushion effect of the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine.
Cuevas said they know that their residents will need more after the food support thus they worked for the provision of cash assistance.
“Hindi lang ang mga poorest of the poor. Binigyan na rin namin ng food packs at cash pati yung mga nasa middle class dahil mag-iisang buwan na rin silang walang trabaho,” Cuevas said.
The distribution started on April 8 and is ongoing as of press time.
“Ginalugad natin ang bawat kabahayan upang maihatid ng personal ang ayuda para sa ating mga kaLungsod na nangangailangan,” said city councilor Mader Sta. Maria.
“Ang ayuda po na ito ay iba pa sa inaasahan na ipapamahagi na Social Amelioration na kung saan ay DSWD national ang nag–aaproba at inaasahan na dumating at ibaba sa lalong madaling panahon,” said Sta. Maria, noting that Cuevas has shelled out P1million from her own pocket for the city’s 19 villages and Bureau of Fire Protection and P50,000 for frontliners.
