15 more Tacloban villages receive financial assistance
TACLOBAN CITY — Fifteen more barangays in this city received P 50, 000 each as financial assistance from the City Government of Tacloban through City Mayor Alfred Romualdez.
The barangays that received the financial aid were Barangays 88 (Cataisan), 89 (Baybay), 90 (Baybay Seaside), 86 (Sogod), 85, 87 (Manlurip), 83-B (Cogon), 83 (Paraiso), 83-C (Taguictic), 83-A (Burayan), 78, 79, 80, 81, and 82.
Earlier, 27 barangays, mostly those in the northern part of the city, received the same financial assistance from the city government.
Mayor Romualdez, who went along with several council bets to every one of the barangays yesterday to personally turnover the amount, said the financial aid is meant to help the barangays with some of their needs and expenses.
Also present during the financial aid distribution were council bets Jeric Dane “Tata” Granados, Robert Yap, Santiago Lee, and Marco Nardo.
“Barangay officials no longer need to go to the City Hall to request for some of their minor needs, said Romualdez, adding that the 96 other barangays in the city will receive their share in the coming days.
He said that the recipient-barangays can add the amount to their General Funds as capital outlay and use the money to purchase items like chairs, medicines, batteries, flashlights, sound system, electric fan, and other minor needs of the barangay.
The mayor added that all 138 barangays in this city would each receive another P 50,000 financial assistance next year.
“Another round of financial aid distribution covering all barangays of Tacloban will be conducted in January next year,” revealed Romualdez, adding that the city government had already set aside P8.5 million for such purpose.
Barangay officials, on their part, thanked the city government for the help extended to their barangays.
“Dako it amon pagpasalamat kan Mayor Alfred tungod hini nga bulig ha amon. Yana, Magkakaada na kami kadugangan nga pondo para hit amon mga talagudti nga kagarastusan dinhi,” said Chairman Cosme Dotillos of Paraiso, who could not hide his elation at receiving the assistance in behalf of his barangay. (CIO- JOSE RODRIGUEZ T. SEÑASE)
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