The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) said on Sunday that a total of 100 people employed by the emergency clean-up program by the government were paid on Monday through a mobile cash transfer system.

“This cash transfer system through cell phones that will make cash-for-work payments safer and faster. It will help us better assist the families affected by Typhoon Haiyan [Yolanda],” said Rebecca Grynspan, UNDP associate administrator.

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