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Not forgotten: Gov't mulls P1,000-aid to ECQ-displaced persons

Published Jul 21, 2021 02:25 pm

The ECQ "ayuda" (aid) is forthcoming.

President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang)

President Duterte has not forgotten the people hit hard by the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) and would ensure they will get support from the government, Malacañang said Wednesday

The ECQ recipients will likely receive aid not lower than the P1,000 subsidy allocated to affected residents of National Capital Region (NCR) Plus when placed under ECQ last March, according to Presidential spokesman Harry Roque.

"Sa mula't mula po ang Presidente ang sinasabi niya IATF (Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases) na 'Hindi ako papayag na mag-ecq na walang binibigay na ayuda dooon sa mga hindi makakapagtrabaho dahil sa ECQ' (From the start, the President told the IATF that 'I will not allow ECQ without giving aid to those who are unable to work due to ECQ')," Roque said during a televised press briefing Wednesday, July 21.

"Wala pa pong desisyon pero 'yan po ang matagal ng polisiya ng Presidente (There is no decision yet but that has been the policy of the President)," he said.

The government has placed Iloilo province, Iloilo City, Cagayan de Oro, and Gingoog City in Misamis Oriental under ECQ until the end of the month to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease. In past ECQ classifications, the government provided cash subsidy to low-income families to tide them over the strict lockdown.

A P23-billion allocation worth of emergency aid was set aside for poor households living in NCR Plus when these areas were placed under ECQ last March. Concerned local government units then were given leeway if they will distribute the P1,000 aid in cash or in-kind.

Roque assured the ECQ recipients that the assistance will be given soon.

"So sa mga taga-Iloilo province, Iloilo City, Cagayan de Oro, Gingoog, hindi po kayo nakakalimutan ng President (the President has not forgotten you)," he said.

"Magbibigay po sa takdang panahon ng ayuda at siguro naman 'yan hindi bababa don sa ayudang binigay sa mga hindi nakapagtrabaho sa metro manila noong huling nasa ECQ ang Metro Manila (Aid will be given at the proper time and certainly it will not be lower than the aid given to people who were unable to work in Metro Manila when it was placed under ECQ)," he added.

Last July 16, the Palace announced that the national government would provide "augmentation support" for LGUs affected by ECQ, the strictest of the four quarantine classifications in the country to stem the coronavirus outbreak. The Department of Social Welfare and Development has been tasked to coordinate with the LGUs to determine the number of ECQ aid beneficiaries.

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