CASH ASSISTANCE — Around 12,000 residents from the different towns of Abra received financial assistance from the Department of Social Welfare and Development-Cordillera through its Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation program during a series of payouts on March 6 to 8. With each beneficiary receiving P5,000, about P57 million worth of food and cash assistance was distributed to different sectors in the province during the three-day payout. — Abra PIO
