Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan announced on Saturday, Nov. 11, that the local government will soon provide P500 worth of monthly allowance to children with disabilities in the city.
"Sa pamamagitan ng City Ordinance 8991 naman ay makakasama na rin sa benepisyaryo ng Social Amelioration Program (SAP) para sa P500 monthly allowance ang mga batang may kapansanan (Through City Ordinance 8991, children with disabilities will be among the beneficiaries of the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) for the P500 monthly allowance)," the mayor said.
Lacuna-Pangan thanked the Manila City Council (MCC) headed by Manila Vice Mayor Yul Servo and councilors for granting her request to pass the said ordinance swiftly.
At least 2,158 minor PWDs (persons with disabilities) will benefit from the ordinance once it is implemented.
She said children with disabilities will be added to the list of sectors that will receive monthly financial aid under the city's SAP, which was passed during the incumbency of Lacuna-Pangan as the city's vice mayor and MCC presiding officer.
MCC passed the ordinance at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic when many Manila residents were economically displaced.
Under the program, senior citizens, solo parents, persons with disabilities, students from the two city-run universities, and senior high students get monthly cash assistance from the city.
The college students in the city receive a P1,000 worth of monthly allowance from the local government, while the senior high school students get P500 every month, along with the solo parents, senior citizens, and the PWDs.
"Makakaasa po kayo na ang inyong pamahalaang-lungsod ay patuloy na gumagawa ng paraan para paginhawain ang pamumuhay ng bawat pamilyang Manileño (You can expect that your city government will continue to make ways to make life easier for every Manileño family)," she assured the residents.