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Kanlaon-hit LGUs to get addt'l ₱63-M cash assistance from OP
Manila Bulletin
|April 14, 2025
Local government units (LGUs) affected by the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Island will soon receive P63 million in additional financial assistance from the Office of the President (OP).
“Parating na rin ‘yung karagdagang tulong na pinansiyal na galing ng Pangulong Bongbong Marcos. Iyan ay pirmado na namin lahat, hinihintay na lang natin ‘yan. Kailangan talaga alalayan, hindi talaga magiging sapat ‘yung pondo ng probinsiya, ng LGUs. Talagang kailangan tulungan rin ng (The additional financial assistance from President Bongbong Marcos is coming. We have all signed that, we are just waiting for it. The LGUs really need support, the funds of the province and the LGUs would not be enough. They really need the help of the) national government,” Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Administrator Ariel Nepomuceno said in an interview during his visit to La
This story is from the April 14, 2025 edition of Manila Bulletin.
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