CAVITE 2nd District Representative Lani Mercado-Revilla, represented her husband Sen. Bong Revilla on Wednesday, and gave financial assistance to 2,500 indigent citizens in crisis situations in Narra, Palawan.

In an interview, Rep. Mercado-Revilla said the financial assistance of P2,000 per person will aid those indigent citizens in the municipality.

Sen. Revilla’s office received the letter from the Narra LGU asking for their aid, but Mercado-Revilla noted that her husband could not make the trip himself as he was recovering from a tear in his Achilles tendon, following an accident while shooting his new movie “Alyas Pogi 4”.

A total of P5 million was given to those in Narra, with municipal vice mayor Jay Calso greeting Mercado-Revilla straight from the airport.

Along with the financial assistance, Mercado-Revilla also shared insights on laws recently authored by Sen. Revilla this year, namely RA 11894 or the “No Permit, No Exam Prohibition Act” which allowed students to take examinations with unsettled tuition fee balance.

The law will open opportunity to both parents and students by giving them an ample time to pay for their tuition.

The law will help to avoid dropouts for the school year 2023-2024 that reached more than 35 percent according to a study projected by CHED.

Another Revilla law RA 11982 or the expanded Senior Citizens Act Granting Benefits to Filipino Octogenarians and Nonagenarians will provide added cash benefits for senior citizens reaching 80, 85, 90, 95, and 100 years of age.

Mercado-Revilla was accompanied by provincial vice governor Leoncio Ola, Councilor Ipe Argueza, and ABC Ernie Ferrer. The financial assistance program was the first of a series to be done by Senator Revilla’s office in Palawan.

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Edd Reyes