The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) recently gave livelihood packages to the beneficiaries of soldiers who were slain in action in Marawi. “[The] DTI acknowledges the ultimate sacrifice made by our soldiers who fought and died during the Marawi siege. In the spirit of the season and as a show of continued support from the Duterte administration, we decided to forego the usual department-wide Christmas party and use the funds instead to help the families of the slain soldiers,” Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said on Friday. Lopez said the DTI also earlier reached out to help the soldiers who were wounded during the Marawi fighting by holding the “TNKS Po! DTI gave out Christmas gifts and raffle prizes to the wounded soldiers and their dependents.

Source: Manila Times December 23, 2017 12:11 UTC