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Halos 6,000 tricycle driver sa Makati, makatatanggap ng tig-P2k na ayuda dahil sa community quarantine
Makati City will provide P2,000 in cash assistance to 5,952 registered tricycle drivers affected by the Luzon-wide lockdown.
Mayor Abigail Binay announced the financial aid, amounting to P11.904 million, to help drivers support their families for the first two weeks of the community quarantine.
The local government unit is also preparing an assistance package for jeepney drivers.
Makati was placed under a state of calamity prior to the Luzon-wide lockdown due to 14 confirmed COVID-19 cases, one of whom has since recovered and been discharged.
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