Marikina gov’t to find ways to aid to residents left out of social amelioration program

The Marikina City government on Monday said it will look for ways to provide financial assistance to residents who were not qualified to receive social amelioration from the national government amid the coronavirus threat.

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) earlier explained that low-income families will be prioritized in the cash aid program. 

Marikina submitted its list of 135,000 aid beneficiaries to the DSWD last week, according to a 24 Oras report by Maki Pulido.

However, they were later on informed that only less than half of the families on the list will receive aid.

“Ang inaasahan natin, tulad ng sinabi, ay lahat. Kaya pati ang mga tao, ang mga nasa komunidad, umaasa na lahat,” Mayor Marcelino Teodoro said.

“Pati ang mga nasa lokal na pamahalaan ay ganito ang inaasahan. Ngunit no’ng lumabas ‘yung final allocation, nakita namin na mayroong quota na naka-allocate.”

Teodoro said the local government will find ways to give cash aid to those who were not deemed qualified by the DSWD.

In the meantime, the Marikina City government launched an online consultation service for all medical concerns, not just COVID-19.

Residents may speak to medical experts through https://pilipinastele.vsee.me/u/marikina or the VSee Messenger application. —Julia Mari Ornedo/LDF, GMA News