Manila City government donated a total of Php2.5 million worth of financial assistance for the evacuees of the Taal volcano eruption.
Members of the Manila City Council passed Resolution No. 1 series of 2020 that allowed the disbursement of Php500,000 as financial aid to evacuees from the towns of Taal, Talisay, Agoncillo, Lemery, and Laurel whose areas have been severely damaged by the ash fall from the Taal eruption.
According to the City Council resolution, the funds were sourced from the city’s local disaster risk reduction and management fund.
“The City Council of Manila saw the urgency to extend financial assistance to the municipalities, particularly the top 5 most affected determined upon the recommendation of the National or Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council,” it said.
In a statement, Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso thanked all members of the City Council who supported his request to help the affected towns.
“Nagpapasalamat po ako dahil tayong mga Batang Maynila ay nagkakaisa para matulungan ang ating mga kapwa Pilipino na dumaranas ngayon ng matinding pagsubok dulot ng pagsabog ng Bulkang Taal,” Domagoso said.
The authorities urged the evacuees to stay away from the 14-kilometer radius danger zone of Taal Volcano.
