Mayon evacuees receive P105M in govt assistance

LEGAZPI CITY, Albay: Two days after President Rodrigo Duterte left Albay to find out the needs of the provincial government and local mayors affected by Mayon Volcano eruptions, the Presidential Management Staff (PMS) in Bicol handed over P50 million in additional fund to Gov. Al Francis Bichara as aid for 85,000 displaced families here.

Amber Mirandilla, head of the PMS-Bicol, gave to Bichara the P50 million at the Albay capitol on Wednesday morning to augment the P20-million initial budget given by the President and P5 million additional aid from the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) given on Monday.