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05-01-2007, 05:00 PM
One of the best-known orphanages in the country, Hogar de Ninas Dona Chucha got a break after Listin Diario reported their financial plight. Several government entities have since come forward. The National Lottery announced that it would provide a new monthly RD$80,000 subsidy to help the orphanage cover its costs. Presidency Administrative Secretary Luis Manuel Bonetti also said that the government would restore a subsidy that was suspended in a recent National Budget cut. The director of the government's essential drugs program Elena Fernandez said that they would consider opening a pharmacy at the orphanage if this meets the requirements. Listin Diario published a series of articles about the situation last week. Director Nieves Sierra had announced that as a last resort for regaining government support they were planning a hunger strike on 2 May.
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