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Pateros Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III said the distribution of the national government’s “ayuda,” or financial assistance, will be finished in nine days. The municipal government started giving the financial assistance to qualified residents last Aug. 11.
Chairman Benhur Abalos (center) with Pat
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Published August 4, 2021, 12:41 PM
Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III announced the imposition of granular lockdown in several areas in Pateros due to the sharp increase in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the municipality.
“You know, our COVID-19 positive cases are very high. To date, we have 197 positives and based on our population, this is very high. The truth is, we are at a critical level. Pateros has the highest in Metro Manila based on our population and we equate that and we get the proportion, this is very high,” said the mayor Wednesday during a live broadcast on Facebook.
Pateros municipal hall (Pateros municipal government)
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