DAVAO CITY – The office of Davao City 1st District Rep. Paolo "Pulong" Duterte is set to hand over PHP3,000 cash assistance each to "traysikad" (pedal-powered trike) drivers affected by the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) on Wednesday.
In a statement Tuesday, Duterte said a total of 2,235 pedicab drivers have already been identified by his office as beneficiaries in 54 barangays within the first district.
He said around PHP6.7 million is being allocated for the initiative.
“Apart from that, we will also provide food assistance to the drivers,” the lawmaker said.
Duterte said his office has also been distributing rice and food assistance to various orphanages, homes for the aged, and other health care institutions here.
Last week, Duterte's office also distributed medical equipment to the various hospitals in Davao Region to help local authorities contain the 2019 coronavirus disease. The donation consists of two million face masks and 1,000 thermal scanners.
The presidential son also installed three epidemic and sanitizing stations that are capable of detecting persons with high temperatures.
Eight more sanitizing stations are expected to arrive from donors in China, including 10 high-tech IR236 fever warning system equipment. (PNA)
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