Tondo barangay chairman has 29 members of household listed for gov't aid

A barangay chairman in Tondo has been ordered by the Manila City Hall to explain why 29 people supposedly from his household were listed as recipients of aid for people affected by the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine.

Barangay 251 Chairman Rene Angat said that his multi-storey home was the residence of relatives, employees at his shop, and some taxi drivers.

“Nagpalista sila ng mga ipamimigay. Isinama [ko] lahat ng mga trabahador ko na may bawat pamilya kasi bawat pamilya entitled naman sa isa (food pack),” Angat said in Chino Gaston's report on "24 Oras".

The Manila City Special Mayor’s Reaction Team said they launched an investigation on Angat after receiving information that he wrote down too many names on the list of people who will receive aid from the local government.

“Apat doon ay considered as one family lang,” a team member said.

Angat may face charges for violation of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, Code of Conduct for Public Officials, and the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act.

Thousands of families nationwide are relying on aid from the government as their sources of income were hit by the lockdown imposed to prevent the further spread of the coronavirus disease.

The Department of Social Welfare and Development earlier assured low-income families that the subsidy was on its way. -Julia Mari Ornedo/NB, GMA News