MANILA, Philippines — The distribution of cash aid in the so-called National Capital Region (NCR) Plus is nearing completion, with only around 76,000 beneficiaries waiting to receive the assistance, Interior Secretary Eduardo Ao said during the taped briefing with President Rodrigo Duterte that aired Wednesday night.
Ao said 99.67% — that is 22,838,875 out 22,915,422 beneficiaries — have received the aid amounting to over P22.8 billion in Metro Manila, Bulacan Rizal, Cavite, and Laguna — the areas that make up the NCR Plus.
According to Ao, some local government units returned some of the funds allotted to them after failing to locate th…
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