STARTING OVER. A Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-Asa beneficiary finishes his livelihood training with the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority in this undated photo. The training will arm beneficiaries with knowledge as they restart their lives in the provinces. (Photo courtesy of TESDA) MANILA - The government's "Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-Asa (BP2)" program just got better with the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) offering scholarships on vocational courses for applicants. Qualified BP2 beneficiaries can enroll in such courses as Ships Catering Service National Certificate (NC) III, Cookery NC II, Driving NC II, Massage Therapy NC II, Electronics Products Assembly NC II, Organic Agriculture Production NC II, Electrical Installation and Maintenance NC II, and Shielded Metal Arc Welding NC I. "The training programs can be availed (of) by the beneficiaries if these are offered by the TTIs (TESDA Technology Institutions) or TVI
GOING HOME. Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-Asa program beneficiaries get instructions from social welfare officers at the BP2 depot in Diliman, Quezon City on Thursday night (April 7, 2022). Their batch returned home to Sorsogon and Albay provinces in the Bicol Region. (PNA photo by Robert Oswald P. Alfiler) MANILA - The Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-Asa (BP2) program on Friday announced that it will officially change its website to www.balikprobinsya.nha.gov.ph starting April 22, after which the current www.balikprobinsya.phwill no longer be available. Under the new system, the government will facilitate the application for the BP2 program in three ways: through the applicants' respective barangays (villages), via the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), or by visiting the BP2 Depot along Agham Road in Diliman, Quezon City. President Rodrigo Duterte signed Executive Order No. 114 on May 6, 2020 to institutionalize the BP2 program, which aims to address Metro Manila'
SAMAR BOUND. A "Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-asa" Program staff member assists a family beneficiary during the dispatch procedure on Monday, March 28 at the BP2 Depot in Quezon City. Sixteen beneficiaries of the BP2 Program bound for Northern Samar are scheduled to depart Manila on March 29. (PNA photo by Robert Oswald Alfiler) MANILA - The Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-asa (BP2) Program of the national government is sending home 16 more beneficiaries to Northern Samar. The beneficiaries from a total of four families arrived early Monday at the BP2 depot in Agham Road, Quezon City for the dispatch procedure. Hopeful for a better life as soon as they return to their home province, Emma Morillo Sorio, 40, is excited to be going home to Catarman in Northern Samar together with her partner, Harold Herreras, 46, and their four children. "Masaya ako maraming natutulungan sa Balik Probinsya. Tinutulungan nila yung mga wala ng pag asa. Masaya ako na merong ganitong programa, makaka
FREE. A Department of Health personnel hands over free vitamins and other medicines to a beneficiary of the Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-Asa program during dispatch procedures at the BP2 Depot in Quezon City on Wednesday (March 23, 2022). Twenty-six individuals returned to their provinces in the Soccsksargen Region. (PNA photo by Robert Oswald P. Alfiler) MANILA - The government's Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-Asa (BP2) program will facilitate the return of another batch of beneficiaries to Northern Samar next week. The 22 beneficiaries will undergo two-day dispatch proceedings starting Monday at the BP2 Depot along Agham Road in Quezon City. It will include verification and evaluation by the National Housing Authority and the Department of Social Welfare and Development and medical assessment by the Department of Health (DOH). Health Undersecretary Charade Mercado-Grande said part of the DOH's medical interventions is the provision of free medicines and vitamins. Wheelchairs, can
NEW BATCH. A new batch of the Balik Probiinsya, Bagong Pag-Asa Program beneficiaries fills up registration forms upon arriving at the BP2 depot in Quezon City on Wednesday (March 23, 2022). A total of seven families or 26 individuals will be able to return home to Mindanao through the program. (PNA photo by Robert Oswald Alfiler) MANILA - Additional seven families consisting of 26 individuals are set to start a new life in their home provinces in Region 12 (Soccsksargen) through the government's Balik Probinsya Bagong Pag-Asa (BP2) Program. On Wednesday, the beneficiaries arrived at the BP2 depot in Agham Road, Quezon City to undergo the dispatch procedure that includes the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) swab test to ensure they are negative of the virus before they are sent back to their home provinces. After their swab test, each of the families was also given a set of medicines and vitamins. They were also given an orientation of the BP2 program as well as on the possible a