Malacañang announced that the families in areas under the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) will receive a cash aid of P1,000 to P4,000.
According to Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque, the cash aid is under the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations.
“Nariyan na po ang assistance na sinabi ng Pangulo (Rodrigo Duterte); dinadownload na po sa LGUs (local government units),” Roque said.
The following are still in the strictest enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) throughout August:
- Iloilo City
- Iloilo
- Cagayan de Oro City
- Gingoog City
“This will be P1,000 per individual, and a maximum of P4,000 per family,” Roque added.
Meanwhile, the National Capital Region (NCR) will be kept in general community quarantine or GCQ with heightened restrictions until Aug. 15, though some researchers and businessmen suggest putting it under tighter lockdown.
The GCQ with heightened restrictions will be effective from August 1 to 15 in:
- National Capital Region
- Ilocos Sur
- Bulacan
- Laguna
- Lucena City
- Cavite
- Rizal
- Naga City
- Antique
- Aklan
- Bacolod City
- Capiz
- Negros Oriental
- Zamboanga del Sur
- Misamis Oriental
- Davao City
- Davao del Norte
- Davao de Oro
- Davao Occidental
- Butuan City
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Families in ECQ areas to receive P1K to P4K from gov’t
Regular GCQ will be implemented in the following countries throughout August:
- Baguio City
- Apayao
- Quezon
- Batangas
- Puerto Princesa
- Guimaras
- Negros Occidental
- Zamboanga Sibugay
- City of Zamboanga
- Zamboanga del Norte
- Davao Oriental
- Davao del Sur
- Gen. Santos City
- Sultan Kudarat
- Sarangani
- North Cotabato
Meanwhile, the national government’s running debt balance further balloons to a new record-high of P11.166 trillion as of end-June 2021, widening by P95 billion or 0.9% from P11.071 trillion as of end-May 2021.
The government’s end-June outstanding debt slightly grew by 0.9% or P94.91 billion from the end-May level of P11.071 trillion.
Year-on-year, the debt stock rose by 23.3% from P9.054 trillion as of end-June 2020.
“Outstanding national government debt continued to rise amid relatively wider budget deficits in recent months after the tighter restrictions/quarantine standards since the latter part of March 2021 increased government spending on various COVID-19 programs, partly due to the 1.5-month lockdowns in NCR Plus, as tax revenue collections eased recently,” Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. chief economist Michael Ricafort said in an emailed commentary.
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