Another ‘ayuda’: P12,000 each for 7.5M families, says Marcos

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. — Screengrab from Bongbong Marcos/Facebook

MANILA, Philippines — The government is extending another round of financial assistance to more than 7 million poor and low-income households affected by rising oil prices driven by the renewed conflict in the Middle East by providing them up to P12,000 each in cash aid.

In a recorded video statement released on Thursday, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said the government would expand its support to Filipinos through the P12.375-billion United Package for Livelihoods, Industry, Food, and Transport (Uplift) assistance program to be implemented by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).

“Under this program, immediate aid will be provided to 7.5 million households, or 37.5 million Filipinos, across the country,” he added.

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