CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY-The Department of Social Welfare and Development in the Northern Mindanao region (DSWD-10) was able to distribute a total of PHP102,696,000 worth of educational assistance to qualified students. In an interview on Sunday, Roshiel Galia, DSWD-10 Information Officer, said this was the data tallied from the six Saturdays of distribution from Aug. 20 to Sept. 24, with total beneficiaries of35,849. Galia said the educational assistance was placed under theAssistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) which is a regular program of DSWD. "Sec. (Erwin) Tulfo (during his term) has mainstreamed the program into massive payouts on Saturdays," she said. Galia said the first wave of payouts ended on Sept. 24 based on the allocated budget for the Northern Mindanao region, but they will resume the distribution as soon as their national office releases a new announcement for another batch. During Saturday's distribution, social workers in the city alone were ab
DISTRIBUTION. The National Irrigation Administration distributed 70 water pumps and engine sets to farmers associations in Pangasinan on Sept. 21, 2022. The associations were from the six districts of Pangasinan. (Photo by Hilda Austria) STA. BARBARA, Pangasinan - The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) distributed on Wednesday 70 water pumps and engine sets to several farmers' associations in the province to mitigate the effects of climate change in their production. NIA Pangasinan division manager Engr. Gertrudes Viado, in her speech during the turn-over ceremony, said the equipment was given for free to the farmers to augment water shortage in some rain-fed areas of the province. She said they could utilize the equipment for 25 years with proper maintenance. "NIA gives water pumps and engine sets because of climate change. Some areas are so dry and are not reached by water from the irrigation systems," she added. Viado said the recipient of 70 farmers associations
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.Antique Governor Rhodora J. Cadiao hands the PHP5, 000 aid to a person deprived of liberty (PDL) during the turnover ceremony at the Antique Rehabilitation Center (ARC) in San Jose de Buenavista on Monday (Sept. 19, 2022). Cadiao said ithe AICS from the Department of Social Welfare and Development is intended to help the PDLs and their families meet their basic needs. (PNA photo by Annabel Consuelo J. Petinglay) SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique -The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO), released on Monday over PHP930,000 aid to 186 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) held at the Antique Rehabilitation Center (ARC). The distribution led by Antique Governor Rhodora Cadiao and Social Welfare and Development (SWAD) team leader Melrose Amaran was in response to the request of the PDLs for financial assistance that they can use to buy hygiene kits and to be shared with their families outsi
SURFACE MOVEMENT. Moises Padilla town Mayor Ella Celestina Garcia-Yulo (right), together with personnel of the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, inspects the ground fissure in Sitio Manaol, Barangay Quintin Remo on Aug. 16, 2022. From Sept. 26 to 30, the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology will deploy a team to Negros Occidental to conduct fieldwork in the affected area.(Photo courtesy of the Municipality of Moises Padilla) BACOLOD CITY - The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (DOST-Phivolcs) will deploy a team to Negros Occidental from Sept. 26 to 30 to investigate the ground fissure in the remote village of Moises Padilla town. As of Wednesday, residents from at least 11 affected households in Sitio Manaol, Barangay Quintin Remo have remained in the evacuation center at the town proper after they left their homes last month to ensure their safety from possib
Department of Labor and Employment regional officein Bicol (PNA file photo) LEGAZPI CITY - At least 33 parents and guardians of profiled child laborers and a disadvantaged worker in Libon town, Albay province will be receiving livelihood assistance from the government, according to the Department of Labor and Employment in Bicol (DOLE-5) on Wednesday. Johana Vi Gasga, DOLE-Bicol spokesperson, in an interview, said the assistance is a strategic response to the social problem and will help prevent and eliminate child labor. "Parents of child laborers are among the priority beneficiaries under the DOLE Integrated Livelihood and Emergency Employment Program (DILEEP). Under the guidelines of the DILEEP, beneficiaries should not allow their children to engage in child labor. The livelihood assistance provided can be in the form of 'Negokart' starter kits, or materials needed to start a livelihood undertaking," Gasga said. She said the local government of Libon as the accred