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Vico Sotto: Pasig LGU to distribute P400 food coupon for each public school student


The Pasig City government will distribute P400 food coupon to each public student of the city to aid the students amid the enhanced community quarantine due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto said Friday.

Addressing his constituents via Facebook live, Sotto said the food coupon  is made of glossy paper and will bear a control number.

“Para po ito sa mga mag-aaral at sa kanilang pamilya. Bakit po? Para hindi po ma-stunt ang growth at development ng mga bata sa panahon ng krisis. ” Sotto said.

“Kasi pag stunted ang growth nila dahil hindi sila makakain ng maayos at kulang sa sustansiya [ang kanilang kinakain], pang-habang buhay po ang epekto nito,” Sotto added.

At the same time, Sotto called on the Department of Education to help the city in the distribution of food coupons, and that only one person per household will be allowed to claim the food coupon.

“Sa tulong po ng Department of Education…humihingi po kami ng tulong sa kanila para ma-distribute po ang mga food coupon at kung saan puede gamitin ang food coupon. Maari pong sa mga palengke or tindahan na malapit sa paaralan,” Sotto said.

“Sasabihin po namin ang guidelines sa susunod na araw. Sinabi po namin ito ngayon para alam niyo po na may parating,” he added.

Aside from the food coupon, the Pasig City government earlier procured 400,000 food packs for distribution for 100,000 poorest families, earmarked P55 million as subsidy for public utility drivers, extended the deadline of tax payments and waived rental fees for market stallholders, and deployed five mobile palengke (market) during the enhanced community quarantine that banned mass transport and imposed curfew hours to reduce foot traffic. 

In the same address, Sotto also appealed to his constituents to be patient amid some delays on the food pack distribution, saying that first round of distribution is expected to be done by Monday next week.

“Hindi pa po tayo tapos rito, ongoing po po ang distribution. Ang target po natin mga lugar na pinakamahihirap. Alam po namin na hindi perpekto iyong pagbaba ng grocery packs kasi hindi po tayo nagkaroon ng mahabang panahon para paghandaan ito. Ilang araw lang ang pagakakaton na planuhin ito. Hindi siya magiging madali,” Sotto said. — Llanesca T. Panti/RSJ, GMA News

 

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