HOPEFUL. Angelie Montibano, a beneficiary of the "Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-asa" program shares her struggles and dreams with the Philippine News Agency at the BP2 depot, Quezon City on June 2, 2022. She is now home in Negros Oriental with her 13-year-old daughter. (PNA photo by Lade Kabagani) MANILA - Angelie Montibano was in her early 20s and out of college when she left Negros Oriental province with dreams of a successful life in the Big City. She luckily found employment at once as a timekeeper in a construction company. Later on, she got pregnant and raised her daughter, Samantha, alone. She had a job and knewthey would be just fine. Unfortunately, the Covid-19 pandemic came out of nowhere and reality struck Montibano hard. First, she was laid off from work. "Kapag babae ka, ikaw ang unang aalisin kasi construction site 'yun. Tingin nila, trabahong panlalaki lang 'yun (If you are a woman, you will have to go first because it's a construction site. They
FRESH START.Some of the 107 individuals who are set to return to Negros Oriental, Bohol, Cebu, and Iloilo through the government's Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-Asa program, undergo orientation and dispatch proceedings at the BP2 Depot in Agham Road, Quezon City on Wednesday (June 1, 2022). They will depart Manila on June 2, 2022. (PNA photo by Lade Kabagani) MANILA-More beneficiaries will now have an opportunity to reunite with their families in Central and Western Visayas through the government's "Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-Asa" (BP2) program. A total of 107 individuals, consisting of 26 families, are set to return to their respective home provinces of Negros Oriental, Bohol, Cebu, and Iloilo. Anaceta Tanio, 46, expressed excitement to meet her parents again after years of working hard in Metro Manila. "Nai-imagine ko na ang buhay sa probinsya dahil sa tulong ng gobyerno. Tuwang-tuwa talaga na, sa wakas, makikita ko na ang nanay ko kasi matagal din kami hindi na
FRESH START.Some of the 107 individuals who are set to return to Negros Oriental, Bohol, Cebu, and Iloilo through the government's Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-Asa program, undergo orientation and dispatch proceedings at the BP2 Depot in Agham Road, Quezon City on Wednesday (June 1, 2022). They will depart Manila on June 2, 2022. (PNA photo by Lade Kabagani) MANILA-More beneficiaries will now have an opportunity to reunite with their families in Central and Western Visayas through the government's "Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-Asa" (BP2) program. A total of 107 individuals, consisting of 26 families, are set to return to their respective home provinces of Negros Oriental, Bohol, Cebu, and Iloilo. Anaceta Tanio, 46, expressed excitement to meet her parents again after years of working hard in Metro Manila. "Nai-imagine ko na ang buhay sa probinsya dahil sa tulong ng gobyerno. Tuwang-tuwa talaga na, sa wakas, makikita ko na ang nanay ko kasi matagal din kami hindi na