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00:00 Following the decision of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., House Speaker Martin Romualdez hastened the issue of the government's $40 million in aid
00:11 for the affected residents of the volcano that erupted in Negros Island.
00:16 In an interview, Romualdez said that they will be monitoring the situation and will contact DSWD and DOLE
00:25 to get a 20 million Pesos fund for aid programs for the Kaposangkita or ACAP program
00:34 and help to find a way to survive in our Disadvantaged and Displaced Workers or TUPAD program.
00:40 Romualdez also ordered the issuance of a 4 million Pesos food pax from the Speaker's Disaster Assistance Fund.
00:50 I've spoken to our respective legislators, congressmen and congresswomen,
00:57 congresswoman Luz Lindemay-Jones and congresswoman Yoyet Ferrer.
01:02 So we downloaded for immediate release the IAEC TUPAD, the IAPS and special food pax and relief to the area already since yesterday.
01:13 So what is the priority now? We need to relocate the affected residents to affected areas.