According to PHILIPPINE NEWS AGENCY, former residents of Manila who were relocated to cities and provinces outside the capital have also received assistance through its food subsidy program.
According to philstar GLOBAL, the Manila city government has delivered food packs to over 1,000 families relocated to Trece Martires in Cavite.
On May 2nd, Mayor Isko Moreno said, 1,095 families were given food boxes under the food subsidy program of the local government.
Philstar GLOBAL mentions, these families were among those who were relocated from Parola, Binondo to Trece Martires.
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Meanwhile, Moreno said 348,272 families or 91 percent of the total beneficiaries have received P4,000 lockdown assistance from the national government as of on May 2nd, philstar GLOBAL reported.
He said 4,768 people with disabilities and 2,757 solo parents have also received cash assistance.
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