Mayor Abby Binay announces every ‘Makatizen’ will receive P5,000 cash aid
- Mayor Abby Binay announced that each resident of Makati City will receive P5,000 cash assistance
- Binay clarified that the cash aid will be given to those aged 18 and above
- The ‘Makatizen’ should have a Makatizen card or yellow card or a registered voter in Makati City
- The local government allotted P2.7 billion for cash assistance during the health crisis
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Mayor Abby Binay announced on Monday that each resident of Makati City will receive at least P5,000 cash assistance amid the COVID-19 crisis.
KAMI learned that the local government of Makati City is launching its “MAKA-tulong P5K for 500K” program.
Through a Facebook live, Mayor Binay explained who will benefit from the said program and how much each resident will receive.
"Mahirap man o mayaman, nakatanggap man ng SAP o hindi, kahit saang sector man... mabibigyan po kayo ng ayuda. Ito po ang sinasabi natin, ang MAKA-Tulong P5,000 for 500,000," she said.
"Ito po ay ating nilagdaan noong April 21 kung saan ay magbibigay po tayo ng P5,000 sa bawat Makatizen. Hindi po bawat tahanan, bawat tao po ito," she added.
In the Makatizen Economic Relief Program, the local government allotted P2.7 billion for cash assistance during the health crisis.
According to Mayor Binay, each Makatizen or Makati resident aged 18 and above will receive P5,000, given that they have a Makatizen card or yellow card or a registered voter of Makati City.
"Lahat po ng Makatizens, 18-year-old pataas, ay makakatanggap ng ating P5,000 at kailangan mamili po kayo kung alin dito sa tatlo ang mayroon kayo, kayo po ay may Makatizen card, kayo po ay may yellow card o kayo po ay botante ng Makati,” Binay said.
For more information, you may check the local government’s post here:
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In a previous report by KAMI, the local government of Makati also started giving relief packages to its residents straight to their houses.
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