The government continues to find ways to ease the lives of Filipinos – Speaker Romualdez
THE Marcos administration will not stop in looking for ways to ease the lives of Filipinos.
According to House Speaker Martin Romualdez, the distribution of aid, scholarships and livelihoods to the poor are just some of what the government is already doing.
The distribution of rice and cash in different provinces, through the ‘Cash and Rice Distribution’ (CARD) of Congress is a program for the poor. He said, “pero siyempre hindi lang ang mahihirap ang kailangang tulungan ng gobyerno tulad ng mga may trabaho nga pero minimum or below minimum wage lang ang kinikita.”
“Yung AKAP o Ayuda sa mga Kapos ang Kita Program ng DSWD ay para sa mga below middle class na tulong ng pamahalaan,” according to Speaker Romualdez.
The Speaker of the House added, “ang pagtataas sa grocery discount ng mga senior at PWD to P500 per month ay tulong sa mga senior citizen at PWD sector.” PhilHealth’s free check-ups under the agency’s ‘Konsulta’ package are another aid for the health of PhilHealth members.
The Congress leader further explained that these are just a short-term response to the immediate needs of Filipinos. “But of course, ang mga ito ay pansamantalang solusyon lamang habang naghahanap tayo dito sa Congress ng pangmatagalang kasagutan sa problema natin sa mahal na mga bilihin at mataas na presyo ng pagpapagamot,” said Romualdez.
He said this is why some laws such as the Rice Tariffication Law are being reviewed to once again allow the National Food Authority (NFA) to sell cheap rice in the markets for the Filipinos.
“Palagi kaming nakikipag-ugnayan sa PhilHealth para maging sulit ang tulong nito sa mga kababayan natin lalo na sa gastusin sa pagpapagamot,” Speaker Romualdez stressed.
Romualdez also reminded , “We will make sure na hahanapan ng administrasyong ito ng solusyon ang mga problema na kinakaharap nating lahat bago matapos ang termino ni PBBM.”
