CITY OF MALOLOS- Five hundred families from the first
district of Bulacan received P5,000 cash grants from the Livelihood Assistance
for Neighborhood in Need through Cash Grant held at Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium
in this city yesterday.
A joint project of the Provincial Government of Bulacan
headed by Gov. Wilhelmino M. Sy-Alvarado and Philippine Development Assistance
Funds (PDAF) of Senator Allan Peter Cayetano, the said grant aims to
rehabilitate the businesses of the victims of typhoons Pedring and Quiel in the
first district.
“Ang livelihood assistance cash grant na ito ay hindi dapat
pabayaan sapagkat ito ay biyaya na kinakailangang pagyamanin at palaguin,”
Alvarado said.
Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office Department
Head Rowena Joson-Tiongson added, “after two-three months, kukumustahin ang
nabigyan ng nasabing grant at kapag lumago ang kanilang business ay
makakatanggap sila ng additional incentives.”
Aside from the awarding of cash donation, Provincial
Cooperative and Economic Development Office head Jovito Saguinsin and
Provincial Youth, Sports, Employment, Arts, Culture and Tourism Office head
Elizabeth Alonzo also conducted an orientation on Simple Accounting and Basic
Management.
The said orientation aims to educate the beneficiaries of
the livelihood assistance in responsible management of their businesses.
Saguinsin added that the orientation was focused on small
scale businesses.
Aside from Dr. Willie Buenaventura, Sen. Cayetano’s
representative, also present on the said event were Department of Social
Welfare and Development Regional Director Adelina Apostol, Vice Gov. Daniel
Fernando, First District Board Members Felix Ople, Michael Fermin, and Therese
Cheryll Ople.
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