Mayor Isko Moreno and Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna with the 700,000 food boxes to be distributed to all families in the city of Manila as part of the city government’s food security program. Photo by Jerry S. Tan
700K families to get Manila FSP aid
IN true “Bilis Kilos” fashion, Manila Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso on Thursday started the distribution of a new wave of ayuda for the 700,000 families living in the City of Manila who were affected by the recent surge in COVID-19 cases, particularly the Omicron variant.
“Napakahalaga ng pagkain sa bawat tao lalo na ‘yung mahihirap nating kababayan na noon ngang wala pang pandemya hirap na ang buhay nila, eh pano pa nung dumating sa ’ting pandemya?
Talagang nagiging patung-patong ang nagiging problema ng tao sa pangkalahatan. Lalo ngayon, si Vice Mayor noong nakita namin ‘yung nangyari nung first week of January surge, no? Dahil sa may mga datos noong nagdaang panahon, ang unang epektong naisip namin, marami na namang mawawalan ng trabaho dahil sa surge ng Omicron,” Moreno told reporters at the San Andres Sports Complex where thousands of food boxes are currently stored.
According to the Aksyon Demokratiko presidential candidate, the food boxes which are set to be given to Manila families residing in the city’s six districts are included in the city government’s Food Security Program or FSP. Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna, who is the presiding officer of the Manila City Council made sure to swiftly pass the ordinance that will finance the FSP.
Moreno said it’s important for the city government to provide food to its residents especially those whose work and livelihood were greatly affected by the recent surge in COVID-19 cases with the highly transmissible Omicron variant. By Jon-Jon Reyes with C.J. Aliño & Itchie G. Cabayan
