Nearly 150,000 people start to receive on Friday morning the digital bonds that the government grants for dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. It marks the beginning of the third phase of this program, which this time represents a disbursement of close to $12 million.
The $80 digital voucher is made effective through a personal identity card and can only be used to purchase food and medicine.
"This phase will include the Tocumen district; Circuit 8-9 made up of the townships of Alcalde Díaz, Caimitillo, Chilibre, Ernesto Córdoba Campos and Las Cumbres. While by the circuit 8-10 are the townships of La 24 de Diciembre, Las Garzas, Las Mañanitas, Pacora, Pedregal and San Martín”, specified a statement from the President's office.
The President reiterated that to activate the payment of the voucher, people must go to https://ww.panamasolidario.gob.pa/vale/consultar and the SARA platform, which they can access through the Telegram,
Facebook and Whtasapp.
"To verify [themselves], citizens must use their personal identity card number, the expiration date of the document and copy the code that appears in the box."
According to the restrictions established for quarantine tomorrow, Friday, it is women's turn to leave the house. Several supermarket chains are enabled to change digital vouchers.
Previous phases of the Panama Solidarity program, have reached to 1,829,727 people; of that total 317,845 correspond to the digital voucher. In addition, 629,667 to bonds and 882,215 to food exchanges.