Vice President Sara Z. Duterte on Wednesday (July 19) graces the payout to the Mayon-affected families in Albay province through the DSWD’s Emergency Cash Transfer (ECT). The families opted not to stay inside the evacuation centers while they continue to tend to their source livelihoods that are within the permanent danger zones.

The DSWD Bicol Regional Office released a total of Php 9,987,300.00 to some 405 beneficiaries of the ECT in the municipalities of Daraga (351 beneficiaries), Sto. Domingo (42), Camalig (14), and Tabaco City (1). Each family received Php 24,660.00, which is equivalent two (2) tranches of the financial aid.