President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is assisted by Speaker Martin G. Romualdez,DILG Secretary Benhur Abalos, and Tingog Partylist Rep.Jude Acidre in the ceremonial distribution of various government assistance to citizens as well as in the turnover of equipment and emergency vehicles to local government units (LGUs) and schools at the Leyte Academic Building in Palo, Leyte during Tuesday’s 9th year Yolanda commemoration. Photo by VER NOVENO
PBBM, Speaker distribute aid to Leyte folk
PALO, Leyte — On the day the nation honors the memory of those who perished in Yolanda, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Speaker Martin G. Romualdez found opportunity to lead the ceremonial distribution of various government assistance to citizens and the turnover of equipment and emergency vehicles to local government units (LGUs) and schools.
No less than President Marcos graced the event as the Guest of Honor at the Leyte Academic Center in Palo, Leyte, where farmers and other sectors gathered for the distribution of aid.
“Thank you for your presence here today, as we gather for the ceremonial turnover of financial and other forms of assistance to our people from various agencies of our national government,” Romualdez said.
“The helping hand extended by our national government could not have come at a more opportune time for our province has been visited recently by successive storms that made life even more difficult for many of our people,” Romualdez said.
The President, Speaker and in partnership with the offices of Tingog Party-list Reps. Yedda Marie K. Romualdez and Jude Acidre led the ceremonial turnover of 100 units of laptops from the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), which were given to Department of Education (DepEd) identified beneficiaries under the Tech4ED program.
A total of 20 ambulances from the Department of Health (DoH) was also turned over to local government units under the Health Facilities Enhancement Program (HFEP)
For the financial aid to citizens, the Department of Agriculture (DA) distributed P5,000 each to around 1,200 farmer-beneficiaries under the Rice Farmer Financial Assistance program.
In addition, the DA also awarded one unit each of disinfection truck to the provincial government of Southern Leyte and municipality of Allen, Northern Samar.
Cash aid were also given to 300 beneficiaries of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations (AICS), while a total of 200 citizens received P5,250 each from the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DoLE) Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD).
“We are fortunate and truly grateful that the current administration is not blind to our people’s plight and has seen fit to help us,” said Romualdez.
The President and the Speaker both came from a Memorial held for the victims of Super Typhoon Yolanda in 2013.
