MANILA, Philippines—Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno rewarded 73 villages in Manila P100,000 each for having zero case of COVID-19 for two months.
Domagoso said no new COVID-19 cases were reported in the 73 villages from Sept. 1 to Oct. 31.
The cash reward was part of the city government’s campaign to stop the spread of SARS Cov2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and bring down cases of the disease.
Given the reward were 12 villages in the first district, nine in the second district, 20 in the third district, nine in the fourth district, 10 in the fifth district and 13 in the sixth district.
Domagoso gave the rewards after the city’s regular flag-raising ceremony at the Kartilya ng Katipunan monument.
The following were the villages given P100,000 in cash each:
- First district—3, 8, 30, 44, 83, 87, 124, 126, 127, 139, 143, 145
- Second district–188, 217, 239, 240, 243, 244, 252, 258, 261
- Third district—268, 270, 271, 272, 273, 295, 300, 303, 306, 307, 326, 330, 332, 344, 348, 349, 362, 363, 380, 390
- Fourth district–446, 462, 469, 490, 501, 546, 552, 573, 577
- Fifth district—661, 706, 711, 716, 742, 663-A, 749, 757, 758, 795
- Sixth district—606, 608, 610, 613, 614, 626, 635, 647, 853, 865, 886, 891, 895
Last Aug. 31, Domagoso said the objective of the reward system is to bring down coronavirus infections for two months in the villages.