Manila Bulletin
House leader asks Duterte for ₱6,000 aid for Cagayan de Oro constituents
Cagayan de Oro City Representative Rufus Rodriguez urged President Rodrigo Duterte to provide P6,000 financial aid to families in his city, which is under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) from July 16 to July 31.
Rodriguez highlighted that the ECQ prevents residents from working and earning income, making it difficult to afford necessities.
Cagayan de Oro was placed under ECQ due to cases of the COVID-19 Delta variant, with Rodriguez expressing alarm over the spike in cases.
He recalled that families in the city received a P6,000 financial assistance during the previous Bayanihan to Heal as One Law implementation but only got one tranche because the city was under general community quarantine (GCQ).
In addition to financial aid, Rodriguez also requested that medical experts be sent to Cagayan de Oro to assist in preventing the outbreak of the Delta variant and that more vaccines be redirected to the city.
He also called on the Department of Health (DOH) and local authorities to strengthen border and pandemic control measures and enforcement of basic health protocols.
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House Deputy Speaker and Cagayan de Oro Representative Rufus Rodriguez thanked President Duterte for assuring financial aid for his constituents during the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ).
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Cagayan de Oro Representative Rufus Rodriguez has urged the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) to dispatch a team of experts to the city.
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The national government will provide financial and material assistance to households affected by the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) until July 31.
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