President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. shakes hands with one of the beneficiaries of the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) of the Department of Social Welfare
'KADIWA' RICE. Cebuanos buy rice at PHP25 per kilo at the "Kadiwa ng Pangulo" market in Cebu Provincial Capitol on Monday and Tuesday (Feb. 27-28, 2023). National Food Authority's focal person for Kadiwa-Cebu proejct, said Wednesday (March 1, 2023) the agency disposed of 280 bags or a total of 14,000 kilos of rice during the two-day activity at the capitol. (Photo courtesy of Cebu Provincial Capitol PIO) CEBU CITY - Thousands of Cebuanos took advantage of rice sold at P25 per kilogram in Kadiwa market at the Cebu Provincial Capitol. Dr. Roldan Saragena, Cebu provincial agriculturist, noted an overwhelming turnout of Cebunaos who joined the queue to avail of the cheap rice sold at the two-day Kadiwa starting Monday or shortly after President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. led the launching of the Kadiwa ng Pangulo. Saragena said the National Food Authority (NFA) recorded a total rice sale of PHP350,000, the highest among the commodities sold at the Cebu Kadiwa stalls. The
FROM GRANTEES TO INVESTORS. Municipal building of Calinog. Over 2,000 members of the Pantawid Pamilya Pilipino Program (4Ps) have found a way to save, which they turned into a credit facility for employees of the municipal hall.(PNA photo by PGLena) ILOILO CITY - The almost 3,000 grantees of the Pantawid Pamilya Pilipino Program (4Ps) in the municipality of Calinog in Iloilo are now investors of a lending facility. Calinog Pantawid Association with 2,989 members decided to come up with their savings program back in 2018 called "Kinot (frugal) Supot (save) Program" (KSP), which was converted later into a lending program, according to its president, Femia dela Cruz, in an interview on Friday. 4Ps is the poverty alleviation strategy of the government through the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). "When we already have a sufficient amount, we thought of putting up a 'kabalaka' (concern) lending where we loan to employees of the municipal hall for ou