Agusan Norte LGUs receive augmentation fund for COVID-19 ops

P ovincial News Agusan Norte LGUs receive augmentation fund for COVID-19 ops

BUTUAN CITY - As support to the efforts of the different local government units (LGUs) of the province of Agusan del Norte, the provincial government has released an augmentation fund of one million

By Nora C. Lanuza

pesos each to the 10 municipalities and the lone city of the province.

According to Governor Dale B. Corvera, said fund will be used in the campaign versus coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), efforts to stop its spread and to augment the ongoing activities of the LGUs in their fight against the disease. In the municipality of RTR, Mayor Richard Daquipil said the fund from the provincial government will be utilized to the Balik Probinsya program through the improvement of the evacuation center by converting it into a quarantine area/isolation area to accommodate Agusanons, especially those from RTR for the required quarantine period before going to their respective homes. “We cannot leave the barangays alone in the fight against COVID-19. So, after augmenting the anti-COVID funds of the municipalities and city, the provincial government also allotted a total of P8.35 million as support to each of the 167 barangays in their fight