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Army helps distribute veggies, rice to Makati, Pasay families
The Philippine Army distributed food packs containing vegetables from Benguet and rice to 1,500 families in Makati and Pasay.
Each family received three kilos of rice and three kilos of assorted vegetables, including cabbage, sayote, and carrots.
The vegetables were purchased by the Lucio Tan Group and Jaime V. Ongpin Foundation from Benguet farmers, and the rice was donated by Philip Morris.
These items were given to 500 residents of Barangay Southside, Makati and 1,000 beneficiaries from Barangay 156, Pasay.
This initiative aims to give relief to families whose incomes were affected by the enhanced community quarantine in Luzon.
Families from Caloocan and Western Bicutan will receive the next batch of these relief goods.
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