By Junex Doronio
MANILA — Actively leading the distribution of cash assistance and rice to some 3,000 Siquijor residents, Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Sunday disclosed that the House of Representatives under his leadership has been taking actions to bring down the price of the country’s staple food.
Maharlika NuMedia learned that the distribution of P1,000 worth of rice and P1,000 cash assistance was facilitated under the Cash and Rice Distribution (CARD) Program, a joint initiative of the Speaker and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).
“Binuo natin ang programang CARD upang manatiling abot-kamay ang bigas sa ating mga kababayan, partikular dito ang mga matatanda, mga may-kapansanan at iba pang mga sektor na disadvantaged. Ngayong araw, hindi lang kayo tatanggap ng bigas, tatanggap din kayo ng tulong-pinansyal na maaaring gamiting puhunan para sa inyong kabuhayan,” Romualdez told the Siquijor residents converged at Siquijor provincial capitol.
The House leader from Leyte noted that rice serves as a staple in every Filipino’s diet and “no Filipino meal is complete without rice.”
“That is why we at the House of Representatives have gone to great lengths to ensure that this staple remains within the reach of the common Filipino,” Romualdez said during the launching of the CARD program.
(el Amigo/MNM)
