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Food, financial assistance should be provided to marginalized sector amid Luzon quarantine —senators
Senator Sonny Angara called on the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and local government units (LGUs) to pool resources for families affected by the enhanced community quarantine.
Angara emphasized the need for the government to ensure adequate food supplies for citizens under quarantine, highlighting the availability of funds for the COVID-19 crisis.
He pointed out that LGUs have calamity funds, while the DSWD has a quick response fund of PHP1.25 billion and PHP8.7 billion for its protective services program that can be used for relief efforts.
Senator Grace Poe urged the government to prioritize funding for hospital equipment, protective gear for frontliners, and testing kits.
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