The Presidential Commission on Urban Poor has asked the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) and Maynilad Water Services Inc. to "immediately" restore power and water in the area, respectively, in Pangarap Village, Caloocan City.
In a statement, PCUP chairperson and chief executive officer Alvin Feliciano said amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the two public utility firms must look into the sorry state of the residents of barangays 181 and 182.
Amid the enhanced community quarantine in April, the agency downloaded the Department of Labor and Employment's Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program to the residents affected by the no-work no-pay policy, he said.
The agency's field operations unit in Luzon requested Bataan Rep. Enriquez Garcia to give the provision of TUPAD program for the Caloocan residents, he said.
