MANILA, Philippines — In order to raise more funds for Cainta residents who were adversely affected by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis, Mayor Johnielle Keith Pasion Nieto has decided to put some of his personal belongings for auction. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, Nieto noted that of the 320,000 residents in the municipality, only more than 37,000 were given social amelioration cards to receive financial assistance from the national government. ADVERTISEMENTAccording to the mayor, Cainta has no sufficient funds to provide cash subsidy to all families not covered by the social amelioration program. I’ll start with these three rubber shoes.) As of 8 a.m. Monday, Cainta has already recorded 52 confirmed cases of COVID-19.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer April 14, 2020 04:41 UTC