MANILA, Philippines — More than 160,000 beneficiaries in Caloocan City have received their cash assistance following the reimposition of Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) in so called “NCR Plus”, the local government has said.
According to the LGU, 161,617 recipients or 44 percent of the 368,925 total beneficiaries have received their cash assistance from April 7 to April 14.
Caloocan City Mayor Oscar “Oca” Malapitan credited the “technology-savvy” students of the University of Caloocan City (UCC) for the “swift payout system” the city government is using.
The students were hired to act as “paymasters” by a remittance partner of the LGU in their payout system.
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