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Victorias City Partners with DOJ-PPA for Parolee Rehabilitation Programs

Victorias LGU partners with DOJ-PPA to launch rehabilitation programs for 148 parolees and probationers in the city. The initiative, in collaboration with TESDA and other agencies, offers reintegration programs focusing on livelihood, entrepreneurship, and capacity building. The aim is to drive sustainable economic development and promote peace and social justice. Mayor Javier Miguel Benitez and other officials underscore the significance of providing second chances and education for offenders. The program also received support from the local Schools Division Office and TESDA, offering various livelihood courses for the beneficiaries. (PR)

Almost 1K residents of north Negros town get DOLE, DSWD aid

Almost 1K residents of north Negros town get DOLE, DSWD aid

LIVELIHOOD AID. Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson (center, left) and E. B. Magalona Mayor Marvin Malacon (right) with some of the recipients of the livelihood grant from the Department of Social Welfare and Development during the payout ceremony at the town public plaza on Sept. 14, 2022. Some 300 vendors were granted assistance under the agency's Sustainable Livelihood Program-Livelihood Assistance Grant.(Photo courtesy of Municipality of E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental) BACOLOD CITY - Some 977 residents of E. B. Magalona town in Negros Occidental have availed of various livelihood assistance from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). Data on Tuesday showed that 300 owners of micro and small enterprises were granted cash aid while 677 vulnerable workers have been deployed under the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/ Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program. Mayor Marvin Malacon said he requested

NegOcc solon seeks creation of trading center in every province

The House of Representatives (PNA file photo) BACOLOD CITY - Negros Occidental 3rd District Rep. Jose Franciso Benitez has proposed a law that will create agricultural trading centers to be known as "Bagsakan ng Bayan Market" in every province. House Bill (HB) 4303, filed by Benitez on Wednesday afternoon, cited President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s commitment to strengthen agriculture and pledged higher investments in infrastructure in the agricultural value chain to increase productivity and profits. "This presidential pronouncement signals continuity in government policy to facilitate and enhance access of farmers and fisherfolk to markets," the lawmaker said in the bill's explanatory note. He noted that the President recognized in his first State of the Nation Address that agriculture is the backbone of the Philippine economy, being a major source of employment in the country. According to the bill, an agricultural trading center refers to a site for the trad

TWG formed to merge bills for creation of Negros Island Region

BACOLOD CITY - The House committee on local government has formed a technical working group (TWG) that will consolidate the bills seeking the creation of the Negros Island Region (NIR). The development came Tuesday after the body conducted initial deliberations on the three proposed legislations. "The TWG was created to consolidate similar bills and address questions," said Negros Occidental Third District Rep. Jose Franciso Benitez, who mainly authored House Bill (HB) 1446, in a statement on Tuesday night. Negros Occidental Sixth District Rep. Mercedes Alvarez and Cebu City South District Rep. Eduardo Rama Jr. have been tasked to head the TWG that will tackle issues on the inclusion of Siquijor, which is included in HB 1446 only, and the mode of determining the location of the regional offices. Aside from Benitez, whose bill is titled "An Act Creating Region 6-B and For Other Purposes", two other lawmakers from Negros Occidental, Second District Rep. Alfredo Marano