{"id":1260097,"date":"2020-04-17T00:17:16","date_gmt":"2020-04-16T16:17:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/?p=1260097"},"modified":"2020-04-17T09:11:00","modified_gmt":"2020-04-17T01:11:00","slug":"manila-tracks-down-seniors-who-didnt-get-aid-says-isko-moreno","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/1260097\/manila-tracks-down-seniors-who-didnt-get-aid-says-isko-moreno","title":{"rendered":"Manila tracks down seniors who didn’t get social aid, says Isko Moreno"},"content":{"rendered":"
Mayor Francisco \u201cIsko Moreno\u201d Domagoso. FILE PHOTO<\/p><\/div>\n
MANILA, Philippines \u2013 Manila\u2019s local government is now tracking down senior citizens in Manila who have yet to receive social aid from the local government, Mayor Isko Moreno assured the public on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Moreno explained during his briefing which was streamed on Facebook that they have distributed senior citizen identification cards that also act as debit cards that beneficiaries can use to access social aid amid lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n
However, he noted that the cellphone numbers of at least 120 recipients \u2014 which were connected to their debit cards through an online payment application \u2014 were either changed or were inactive, thus preventing the local government from transferring the funds to them.<\/p>\n
\u201cIto pong senior citizen card niyo [\u2026] debit card po siya.\u00a0 Nandito na po \u2018yong P1,500 niyo, please, magamit niyo na.\u00a0 Ngayon sa 9,120, meron pong tumalbog na 120 individuals,\u201d Moreno said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAno pong ibig sabihin nyan?\u00a0 Mga lolo\u2019t lola ko, kaya mahalaga na \u2018yong binigay niyong cellphone number ay iingatan ninyo, \u2018wag ho kayong nagpapalit ng cellphone number kasi [\u2026] hindi po active \u2018yong cellphone number na nasa inyo, kaakibat noong card,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Moreno reminded senior citizens to use the numbers that were connected to the debit cards, because the aid would not be uploaded if the numbers are still inactive.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, he explained that other senior citizens have not received their ID and debit cards because distribution was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n
\u201cBakit kayo walang card?\u00a0 Habang tayo\u2019y nagdidistribute ng card para sa lahat ng senior citizen, tumama po ang krisis na ito, ang COVID-19.\u00a0 Kaya nahinto \u2018yong pagdistribute ng card.\u00a0 Pero humigit kumulang na po 80,000 sana ang mabibigyan ng card,\u201d Moreno said.<\/p>\n
\u201cMay awa ang Diyos, hayaan niyo ngayong gabi kami ay nagpaplano, bukas ay ipapaalam namin sa inyo kung anong way, anong paraan ang aming maiisip para abutin namin kayo.\u00a0 Let me find ways how to reach you during these times,\u201d he vowed.<\/p>\n
Manila has implemented various projects that has earned the praise of people inside and outside the city.\u00a0 Recently, Moreno said that they are allocating three kilograms of rice per household in Manila, aside from providing P1,000 financial aid outside of the national government\u2019s social amelioration program.<\/p>\n
As of Thursday, Manila, the whole Luzon and other areas are still under the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) due to rising COVID-19 cases<\/p>\n
The Department of Health said that the country now has 5,660 COVID-19 patients, 362 of which have died while at least 435 recovered from the disease.<\/p>\n
Worldwide, over 2.06 million individuals have been infected, while 134,216 have died from the disease and 513,820 have recovered from it.<\/p>\n\n
MANILA, Philippines \u2013 Manila\u2019s local government is now tracking down senior citizens in Manila who have yet to receive social aid from the local government, Mayor Isko Moreno assured the public on Thursday. Moreno explained during his briefing which was streamed on Facebook that they have distributed senior citizen identification cards that also act as […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1256,"featured_media":1254855,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[34,47],"tags":[552872,563571,140447,586130,52009,1495,206080,563094,189100],"byline":[224722],"source":[206075],"column":[],"editor":[205341],"videographer":[],"position":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n