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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 7) Local government units in Metro Manila and four adjacent provinces have started providing emergency subsidy this week to their residents as they continue to be under enhanced community quarantine.
Almost 23 million beneficiaries from low-income households in Metro Manila, Cavite, Laguna, Bulacan, and Rizal collectively known as the NCR Plus are expected to benefit from the government s social amelioration program.
Each qualified resident may receive cash or in-kind assistance of ₱1,000 each or up to a maximum ₱4,000 for a family. The amount is described as measly compared to the ₱5,000 to ₱8,000 worth of subsidy provided under the Bayanihan to Heal As One Act or Bayanihan 1 in 2020 amid the raging health crisis.
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In a Facebook post of the Pasay City Public Information Office (PIO), residents of Barangays 183, 191 and 201 can get their jabs at the Corazon Aquino Elementary School from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
For residents of Barangays 63 to 75; 80 to 100; 106 and 107; 113 to 119 and 136 to 143, they can visit Andres Bonifacio Elementary School for their vaccination.
On April 6 and 7, residents of Zones 1 to 15 must proceed to Corazon Aquino Elementary School, and those from Zones 16 to 20, to Andres Bonifacio Elementary School.
The city government is also asking those who want to be vaccinated to bring their medical certificate and maintenance prescription before they can be vaccinated.
Emi Calixto-Rubiano (FACEBOOK / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)
The recovery of the mayor was confirmed by Pasay City Public Information Office (PIO) chief, Jun Burgos, adding that Calixto-Rubiano is ready to get back to work at the City Hall next week.
Burgos said that Calixto-Rubiano was still monitoring the developments on the city’s vaccination program even while she was undergoing a 14-day quarantine.
Despite her condition, the PIO chief said the mayor was still attending virtual meetings about COVID-19.
On February 9, the mayor announced that she has tested positive for COVID-19.
Calixto-Rubiano said she underwent a swab test after experiencing flu-like symptoms.
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr.
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“Sorry Ma’am; wish you safe recovery and all the best,” Locsin said in a tweet.
The home office of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is situated on Roxas Blvd. in Pasay City.
In a statement on Tuesday, Feb. 9, Calixto-Rubiano announced that she is currently in isolation after testing positive for the disease.
“I would like to inform everyone today that I experienced symptoms of COVID-19 which led me to undergo a PCR Test or swab test right away. The result turned out to be positive,” said the lady mayor and scion of the dominant political clan in Pasay City.