The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has distributed P10,000 in cash assistance each to workers affected by preparations for the upcoming 49th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit.
DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian, together with Parañaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez, led the distribution of cash assistance and food packs to 1,462 vendors in Baclaran, as reported by Jecelle Ricafort.
During the distribution, Gatchalian apologized to workers whose livelihoods have been affected by measures implemented ahead of the regional gathering, assuring them that the government would do its best to ease the impact of the summit on their daily income.
Meanwhile, around 700 to 800 ambulant vendors in Pasay City are also expected to receive financial assistance on Thursday.
The DSWD had earlier extended assistance to nearly 100 workers from small eateries or carinderias in the area.
Gatchalian also assured that jeepney drivers and operators who lost their designated loading area in Baclaran would receive cash assistance following concerns raised by DZRH News.
The assistance comes as authorities implement security and traffic measures in preparation for the 49th ASEAN Summit, which is expected to bring regional leaders and delegates to the Philippines.
