CASH REWARD. An infographic of the Top 3 performing villages that were given cash incentives on Wednesday (Jan. 5, 2022) in Santo Tomas, Davao del Norte). Topping the list was Barangay New Visayas with 68.26 percent vaccinated residents (PHP50,000 cash incentive), followed by Barangay Salvacion with 65.70 percent (PHP30,000), and Barangay Pantaron with 61.38 percent (PHP20,000). (Photo courtesy of Sto. Tomas Municipal Information Office) DAVAO CITY- The municipal government of Sto. Tomas, Davao del Norte has given cash incentives to barangays with a high vaccination rate against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). In a statement Wednesday, Mayor Ernesto Evangelista said the cash incentive is part of his administration's strategy to ramp up vaccination in their town. Based on the report provided by the Sto. Tomas Municipal Health Office (MHO) as of December 31, 2021, topping the list was Barangay New Visayas with 68.26 percent vaccinated residents (PHP50,000 cash incentive), fo
DAVAO CITY - A total of 22 families who were enrolled in the government's Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-asa (BP2) program will each receive a maximum of PHP50,000 in livelihood settlement grant once they return to the municipality of Santo Tomas, Davao del Norte. Mart Sambalud, town information officer, said Tuesday they were just waiting for the confirmation of the returning families' arrival in their town. "There is no advice on their arrival yet, but it is currently being processed," he told Philippine News Agency (PNA) on Monday. Sambalud said one family had availed of the BP2 assistance when they arrived in the town in April this year. He added that the Sto. Tomas local government unit (LGU) and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) earlier inked a memorandum of agreement to formally implement the BP2 program in the town. "We are thankful to DSWD because we became an implementer of the BP2 program. The help you extend to the families will hel
IP HOUSING PROJECT. The groundwork for the National Housing Authority's PHP20-million housing project intended for indigenous peoples commences in Sto. Tomas, Davao del Norte on Thursday (Nov. 25, 2021). Dubbed as the "Balai Karowayan No Bakalag", the project site, once finished, will be the new home of Ata-Manobo settlers in Sitio Talos, Barangay San Jose of the town. (Photo courtesy of Sto. Tomas MIO) DAVAO CITY - The construction of the PHP20-million housing project from the National Housing Authority intended for 100 members of the Indigenous Peoples (IP) in Sto. Tomas, Davao del Norte commenced on Thursday, officials said. In a statement, Mayor Ernesto Evangelista said the housing project, dubbed as the "Balai Karowayan No Bakalag", would be the new home of 100 Ata-Manobo settlers in Sitio Talos, Barangay San Jose in Sto. Tomas. The "Balai Karowayan No Bakalag" is the latest development project meant for the Ata-Manobo settlers in the area, who, a