GOV'T ASSISTANCE. A Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) personnel (2nd from right) assists Daguio family members during the Balik Probinsya program send-off procedures at the Multi-purpose court 2, BP2 Depot, Agham Road, Quezon City on Tuesday night (Oct. 12, 2021). The DSWD conducted an assessment and distributed the financial assistance to the beneficiary family.(PNA photo by Robert Oswald P. Alfiler) MANILA - It may be an uncertain future ahead, but the latest beneficiaries of the national government's "Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-asaProgram" (BP2) expressed optimism that the pandemic could portend a brighter future after arriving in Apayao on Oct. 13. The family, consisting of six individuals, was originally scheduled for departure on Oct. 11 but was moved to a later date due to the effects of Severe Tropical Storm Maring that battered the Cordillera Administrative Region early this week. "Maayos na yung panahon pagdating nila dito. In fact, k