Manila to distribute 3 kilos of rice to 571,000 families

The Manila City government is set to distribute three kilos of rice to 571,000 families affected by the enhanced community quarantine due to the COVID-19 crisis.

The city government purchased 50,000 sacks of rice, amounting to approximately 2.5 million kilos, to implement this distribution.

Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso mentioned that the rice purchase was made two weeks prior in anticipation of the ECQ extension.

The rice is scheduled for delivery to the barangays in the coming week.

Domagoso noted that the total rice requirement is estimated between 1.5 to 1.8 million kilos, ensuring a buffer for wider distribution.

In addition to rice, the city government has also been providing food boxes and P1,000 cash relief from the City Amelioration Crisis Assistance Fund (CACAF).

Over 235,000 families have already received food boxes from the local government as of Thursday evening.

Furthermore, the Manila City government has disbursed more than P576 million from the CACAF to 896 barangays.