Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 25) — Employees of public schools in Manila have received financial assistance worth ₱5,000 from the city government.
Around 11,000 public elementary and high school personnel stand to benefit from the cash aid, said Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso on Friday, adding he signed more or less ₱64 million for the assistance.
“Maubos man ang pera ng gobyerno, masaya naman ako na natamasa ito ng tao sa panahon ng kakaibang crisis,” Moreno said.
[Translation: Even if the government’s funds run out, I am still happy that people were able to benefit from it in times of a unique crisis.]
The amount had been deposited to the ATM cards of all teaching and non-teaching personnel moments after Moreno made the announcement, according to Dr. Maria Magdalena Lim, superintendent of the Manila City Schools Division.
The city of Manila, along with Metro Manila’s 15 other cities and one municipality, remains under enhanced community quarantine, which was extended by President Rodrigo Duterte until May 15.
The country’s capital currently has 571 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, while 780 are suspected to have been infected.
Most of the city’s cases hail from Sampaloc, prompting the local government to place the district under a 48-hour “hard lockdown” that will end Saturday at 8 p.m.
