Yorme Isko Moreno and other Manila officials to donate salary to PGH
Manila Mayor Isko Moreno and other Manila local government officials have agreed to donate their salaries for the month of April to the Philippine General Hospital to help COVID-19 frontliners and patients.
Mayor Isko said Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna, City Council Majority Floor Leader Joel Chua, and all Manila councilors are donating their wages for this month which is worth a total of P4.7 million.
He announced the news on social media on Saturday, “Ang inyo pong elected officials sa Lungsod ng Maynila--ako po, si Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna, Majority Floor Leader Joel Chua at lahat ng City Councilor--idodonate po namin ang aming buong sahod para sa buwan ng Abril sa Philippine General Hospital.
Ang lahat ng ito po ay nagkakahalagang P4.7 million. Sa maliit po naming kaparaanan, sana po ay makatulong ito sa pagpapalakas ng kakayanan ng ating nga frontliner sa healthcare sector para labanan ang outbreak ng COVID-19.”
The Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH) in Manila is one of the country's designated facilities for COVID-19 patients.
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