Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto is hitting the headlines again
for his governance while the whole island of Luzon is under the enhanced
community quarantine.
Sotto said under his administration Pasig City will shell out
P1 billion to help its residents to rebuild their lives.
Cash aid from the national government will only
cover 93,000 of Pasig’s poorest families. The local government withdrew from
its trust fund and postponed some projects to give P8,000 each to 150,000 other
families, said Sotto.
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| Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto (photo credit to owner) |
"Hindi
po kailangan na botante. Basta residente ng Pasig bibigyan po," he told
DZMM.
(They
don't need to be voters. They will receive aid as long as they're residents of
Pasig.)
The young mayor admits that they lacked time and data to
determine who among its residents should or should not get the supplemental
assistance form the city. Sotto is urging residents of the city who are well
off to decline the aid in lieu of the poorest families in their jurisdiction.
"Io-open
natin sa lahat [ang assistance]. Hinihikayat na lang po natin iyong mga may
kaya o okay pa na naman na huwag na lang nilang tanggapin iyong tulong or
tanggapin nila, ibigay nila sa mas nangangailangan," he told DZMM.
(We
will open the assistance to everyone. We are encouraging wealthy residents or
those who are still doing okay to decline the aid or accept it then give it to
those who need it more.)
Pasig
city has yet to get the social welfare department's approved list of 93,000
families that the national government will help, said Sotto.
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