Second Assemblyman Ricardo Vanegas to donate 50% of his salary towards earthquake victim’s aid | Politics | News

Through his Twitter account, the assemblyman Ricardo Vanegas, of the Pachakutik movement, announced that he joined the initiative of the legislator Fernando Villavicencio of Donate 50% of your salary to the victims of the earthquake on March 18.

“Joining the initiative of (assembly member) @VillaFernando_ I have formalized the donation of 50% of my salary corresponding to the current month in favor of the victims of the earthquake. There are 135 assembly members missing to join this initiative”, Vanegas indicated on the social network.

In the document, Vanegas described that over the weekend the country was affected “with an earthquake” that left victims in several provinces of the country and require support, for which he requested that the agenda of the plenary sessions of this week is incorporated: “Donation 50% of the salary corresponding to the current month to be deducted and delivered to the official accounts of public institutions who are in charge of evaluating and assisting in the repair of damage caused by the earthquake”.

Villavicencio, on Sunday March 19, through Twitter, began with the initiative to donate the salary to help the victims.

“I have formalized the donation of 50% of my salary corresponding to the current month in favor of the victims of the earthquake. I hope that the majority of assembly members will join this initiative. Let’s be 137 in solidarity,” said the legislator.

In the document that accompanied the publication, he asked the president of the National Assembly, Virgilio Saquicela, to give the corresponding permission to authorize the General Financial Coordination of the Legislative Branch that 50% of his salary for the current month “be deducted and delivered to the official accounts” for the repair of the damages.

The contribution for the victims of the earthquake could be analyzed in plenary. It was learned that there would be requests already presented by legislators to change the agenda in session 857, on Tuesday, March 21, scheduled for 3:00 p.m., in which the draft reforms to the Organic Code of the Judicial Function will be processed in the first debate. .

Currently the salary of each of the 137 assembly members is $4,759, which means that they would donate $2,379.50.

In turn, as another measure to care for the victims, the Union for Hope (UNES) bench leads a collection campaign and donation in favor of the victims of the earthquake. (I)