ECQ aid for NCR Plus residents to be released starting Monday — DILG

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MANILA, Philippines — The P22.9 billion worth of assistance for residents in the NCR Plus will be released to local government units (LGUs) starting on Monday, according to the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG).

Interior Undersecretary Bernardo Florece, DILG officer-in-charge, answered in the affirmative when asked to confirm this information.

“Yes, starting tomorrow, the BTr (Bureau of Treasury) will release it directly to the concerned LGUs,” he told INQUIRER.net in a text message.

Interior Undersecretary and spokesperson Jonathan Malaya also confirmed this in a separatetext message.

“Yes. Per advice of the DBM (Department of Budget and Management…

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