At least 45,000 food packs are to be distributed. The food packs contain rice, canned good, powdered milk, face shields and face masks and other food items which were donated by private individuals, organizations, and corporations and repacked by city hall volunteers. The contents may vary depending on the supply of the items.
“The city of San Juan is grateful to the organizations, corporations, and individuals who extended a helping hand to our residents in this time of need. It’s still MECQ and many businesses are still not allowed to operate or are not in full operation, so I hope that these food packs will help our kababayans, who are in need, tide over this difficult period,” Zamora said.
A schedule of distribution was announced and tickets were distributed to residents a day before their barangay’s schedule. To ensure that health protocols will be followed, residents were also asked to put chairs outside their homes where the food packs will be placed.
As of August 31, 2021, San Juan City has completed the disbursement of ECQ Ayuda worth P101,794,000. This was led by the City Social Welfare and Development Office and the City Treasury Office.
“I would like to thank our hand-working staff who braved the Delta Variant surge of COVID-19 to disburse the much needed financial assistance of the national government to our residents. They are also heroes in this fight against the pandemic,” the mayor said.
Mayor Zamora will join the house-to-house distribution of food packs and will also take this opporunity to convince eligible San Juaneños to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
As of August 31, 2021, the city has already fully vaccinated 123,957 individuals or 140% of its target population based on the 2020 Philippine Statistics Authority Census of population for San Juan City, which is 126,347. (PIA-NCR)
