MALACAÑANG on Monday clarified that the P2 billion worth of assistance announced by President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday was meant for communities affected by the closure of mining firms, not victims of the earthquake in Surigao City. About P2 billion, I think that’s enough. But Andanar said Duterte only mentioned, during a meeting, the provision of P1 billion to the DSWD and another P1 billion for other needs. “The P2 billion he mentioned, ‘this P2 billion is this enough? This was what the President mentioned when he was talking in the context of mining, that when the operations are closed, people will need livelihood,” he said.

Source: Manila Times February 13, 2017 16:21 UTC