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Makati LGU releases P364M financial aid in just 1 day for over 72K residents
Philippines
Makati LGU releases P364M financial aid in just 1 day for over 72K residents
Makati LGU releases P364M financial aid in just 1 day for over 72K residents
Published May 13, 2020 12:00 am
By Jel Santos
Around P364 million financial assistance has been released by the local government unit (LGU) of Makati City to 72,777 residents in just one day, Mayor Abigail “Abby” Binay said on Wednesday.
Makati Mayor Abby Binay (My Makati / MANILA BULLETIN)
The city government said the recipients of the "MAKA-tulong P5K for 500K+ Makatizens Program" are Makati residents who are already Makatizen card holders at the time the city announced the release of P5,000 for each qualified resident.
According to Binay, the amount has been transferred to the corresponding G-Cash accounts of these Makatizen card holders from the city’s 33 barangays.
She said that the release came exactly two days after she announced the additional benefit for residents under the P2.7-billion expanded economic relief program of the city.
“Those who already have a Makatizen Card with a valid G-Cash account need not apply for the assistance since they will automatically receive P5,000 through e-Wallet. They can either cash out or withdraw the amount from any bank ATM or Globe partner outlet,” she said.
To claim the cash from a payment center, Binay said the cardholder must present a text message confirming the remittance to one’s Makatizen e-Wallet and the government-issued ID disclosed in the Makatizen Card application form.
Makati residents, the mayor said, have now realized the salience of having their own Makatizen Card, especially in these times that call for contactless means of distributing financial aid.
“Last Tuesday alone, we recorded some 368,000 individuals who pushed to access the online application for the 5K for 500K+ Makatizens program,” she said.
Records of the Makati LGU showed that the first batch of recipients of the P5,000-cash aid of the city comprises of 31,785 residents in District 1 and 40,992 residents in District 2. This translates to P158,925,000 for District 1 and 204,960,000 for District 2.
To qualify as a beneficiary of the program, the city government said one must be at least 18 years old and a resident of Makati or of any of the relocation sites managed by the city government of Makati in San Jose del Monte City, Bulacan and Calauan, Laguna.
As such, one must be registered either as a Makatizen Card holder, or as a Yellow Card holder under the Makati Health Program, or as a voter in Makati City.
Makati Mayor Abby Binay (My Makati / MANILA BULLETIN)
The city government said the recipients of the "MAKA-tulong P5K for 500K+ Makatizens Program" are Makati residents who are already Makatizen card holders at the time the city announced the release of P5,000 for each qualified resident.
According to Binay, the amount has been transferred to the corresponding G-Cash accounts of these Makatizen card holders from the city’s 33 barangays.
She said that the release came exactly two days after she announced the additional benefit for residents under the P2.7-billion expanded economic relief program of the city.
“Those who already have a Makatizen Card with a valid G-Cash account need not apply for the assistance since they will automatically receive P5,000 through e-Wallet. They can either cash out or withdraw the amount from any bank ATM or Globe partner outlet,” she said.
To claim the cash from a payment center, Binay said the cardholder must present a text message confirming the remittance to one’s Makatizen e-Wallet and the government-issued ID disclosed in the Makatizen Card application form.
Makati residents, the mayor said, have now realized the salience of having their own Makatizen Card, especially in these times that call for contactless means of distributing financial aid.
“Last Tuesday alone, we recorded some 368,000 individuals who pushed to access the online application for the 5K for 500K+ Makatizens program,” she said.
Records of the Makati LGU showed that the first batch of recipients of the P5,000-cash aid of the city comprises of 31,785 residents in District 1 and 40,992 residents in District 2. This translates to P158,925,000 for District 1 and 204,960,000 for District 2.
To qualify as a beneficiary of the program, the city government said one must be at least 18 years old and a resident of Makati or of any of the relocation sites managed by the city government of Makati in San Jose del Monte City, Bulacan and Calauan, Laguna.
As such, one must be registered either as a Makatizen Card holder, or as a Yellow Card holder under the Makati Health Program, or as a voter in Makati City.