THE fourth day in the continuing aid caravan spearheaded by the Office of Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez saw the roll out of P14.1 million worth of benefits to qualified residents of a barangay in Tacloban City and the municipality of Sta. Fe in the province of Leyte.
In a payout held Friday morning at Barangay 96 Calanipawan in Tacloban, 1,000 qualified residents received P5,000 in cash and 1,000 worth of rice under the Cash and Rice Distribution Program (CARD), or a total of P6 million aid package.
At the same time, the CARD payout was being held, some 2,000 residents of Sta. Fe received a cash aid of P4,050 each, for 10 days of work amounting to P8.1 million under the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).
“Ito po ang pagsasakatuparan ng pangako ni Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. na ilalapit niya ang gobyerno sa ating mga mamamayan,” said Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez, leader of the 300-plus members House of Representatives.
“The House of Representatives remains committed to supporting the continuation of these laudable assistance programs to bring needed relief to our citizens in need according to our President’s vision of a Bagong Pilipinas,” he added.
Romualdez was represented in the TUPAD aid distribution by his district chief of staff Atty. Mark Reyes, in coordination with Sta. Fe Mayor Amparo H. Monteza and DOLE North Leyte Field Office head Engr. Emmanuel Dela Cruz.
“Sa direktiba po ni Speaker Romualdez, patuloy kaming nakikipag-ugnayan sa mga local government units dito sa Leyte at sa iba’t-ibang ahensya ng ating pamahaalaan upang maipaabot sa ating mga kababayan ang mga ayuda upang mapagaan natin ang kanilang mga pasanin,” he said.
Cyril Manilao, Speaker’s Office district coordinator, led the CARD benefit rollout in cooperation with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) represented by Social Welfare Officer II Rammilyn Majarilla.
The Leyte aid caravan which includes the distribution of benefits under the CARD and TUPAD programs kicked off last July 9 at the People’s Center in Tacloban City and the town of Babatngon, followed by CARD payout in the municipality of Tanauan on the next day.
On Wednesday, the aid caravan rolled out benefit packages for qualified residents of Barangay 94 Tigbao, Tacloban and in the municipality of Tolosa.
The aid caravan is slated to continue its delivery of aid packages to qualified residents of Leyte up to July 19.
