President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Saturday, August 21, called on the Commission on Audit (COA) to give the government’s COVID-19 responders some breathing space for them to effectively tackle the pandemic.
The distribution of the assistance is ongoing in Laguna, which, at this time, is 96.20 percent complete, according to Año. A total of 2,611,807 recipients has already received the cash aid.
“We are happy the President visited us this year. We were the first region that he visited because we have great accomplishments in encouraging rebels to surrender,” he said, noting that the achievements of the region form part of President Duterte’s legacy.
Secretary Andanar also mentioned the accomplishments of the Duterte Administration in building new bridges and roads, ushering in the golden age of infrastructure for the country.