President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Thursday expressed confidence that the federal government has sufficient funds to offer additional assist for the households affected by Mayon Volcano’s latest actions.
In an ambush interview In Taguig City, Marcos was requested if there’s sufficient fund to assist affected residents because the Albay authorities has mentioned it wants P166.7 million from the nationwide authorities to make sure the continued help.
Marcos mentioned he instructed authorities businesses to make use of and distribute the funds correctly.
“I think in terms of the actual na gastos na ano, palagay ko, alam ko naman may budget tayo diyan, pero ang instruction ko sa kanila, pag-aralan ninyo ng mabuti, hindi ‘yung basta kayo bigay nang bigay ng pera, kailangan tingnan ninyo ano ba ang problema para maayos natin kung ano ang problema nila,” Marcos mentioned.
(I feel we’ve got a funds for that, however I instructed them to check effectively the supply of giving cash. It’s not correct that you’ll simply distribute cash, you need to test what’s the issue.)
Marcos, nonetheless, didn’t elaborate the place to get the funds.
At a situational briefing, Albay Gov. Edcel Greco Lagman defined to Marcos that the provincial authorities wants an estimated P196,711,000 to help the evacuees for 90 days.
Of the quantity, P156.71 million would go to aid companies; P5 million to water and sanitation; P10 million to well being emergency companies; P10 million to non permanent studying areas; P5 million to livestock evacuation; P5 million to logistics; and P10 million for emergency help.
Lagman additionally mentioned P30 million from the province’s fast response fund is already being utilized by the provincial authorities.
GMA News Online requested the Department of Budget and Management the place will it supply the greater than P166 million fund wanted for the affected residents however it has but to obtain a response as of posting time.
Marcos earlier mentioned the nationwide authorities ought to already take the load off of the province and never look ahead to its funds to deplete. — RSJ, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
