The Department of Environment and Natural Resources has donated P300,000 worth of grocery items to low-income communities in Quezon City to support the government’s efforts to provide assistance to those in need during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-2019) pandemic.
Undersecretary for Priority Programs and ACE president Jonas Leones said 300 relief goods were turned over by the agency to three Catholic parishes—Kristong Hari and Mabuting Pastol, both in Barangay Commonwealth, and Good Shepherd Cathedral in Barangay Fairview—for distribution to the first set of beneficiaries of “ComPassion Project."
The project is a three-phase COVID-19 community outreach initiative of the DENR Association of Career Executives (ACE) and the DENR Employees Union, in collaboration with the Career Executive Service Board.
“Since there are still families who have not received support from the government, the DENR under the leadership of Secretary Roy Cimatu decided to provide assistance to communities affected by the enhanced community quarantine due to COVID-19 pandemic, through our ComPassion Project,” Leones said.
“We thank everyone in the DENR community for their contribution and support for this worthy cause. Together, we make sure that no one is left behind in the COVID-19 response,” he added.