GOAT DISPERSAL. The Department of Trade and Industry in Negros Oriental hands over goats to former rebels of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army in Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental on Tuesday (June 21, 2022). This is part of the two-day activity held by the Poverty Reduction, Livelihood and Employment Cluster (PRLEC) in Central Visayas under the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC). (Photo courtesy of DTI-Negros Oriental) DUMAGUETE CITY - Twenty-seven former members of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) have each received PHP8,000 worth of business kits during a two-day consultative meeting initiated by the Poverty Reduction, Livelihood and Employment Cluster (PRLEC) in Central Visayas under the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC). The activity was held on Monday and Tuesday at the Guihulngan Satellite Skills and Development Center, Guihulngan City in Negros O
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has reported that damages and losses to micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Palawan due to Typhoon “Odette” (international code name Rai) have now reached P30 million affecting 200 MSMEs in the area. In a news statement, DTI Mimaropa said around 50…
Army official assures ELCAC budget will go directly to communities
Philippine Information Agency
17 May 2021, 18:38 GMT+10
MABINAY, Negros Oriental, May 17 (PIA) The commander of the Philippine Army (PA) brigade based in Negros Oriental clarified that the funding which the government allocated for the implementation of Barangay Development Programs (BDP) will not go to the country s armed forces as it will be given directly to communities affected by insurgency. Hindi po iyan papasok sa bulsa ng mga militar o kapulisan kundi yan po ay pupunta sa barangay. Talaga po didiretso yan kasi sa DILG dadaan ang pondo pero kung walang permiso ang ating Kongreso ay baka mawala po. Sama-sama po tayo manawagan na hindi sana siya ma-defund (The funds will not go to the pockets of the military or the police. It will be given directly to the barangay since the budget will be lodged at DILG. However, if the Congress will not allow the release of the budget, then the funding allocation will b