DSWD-13 releases P3M to Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries

By Leah T. Quintana

BUTUAN CITY, Sept. 10 (PIA) -- The Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Caraga Regional Office released on Monday around P3 Million to some 300 Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries in Las Nieves, Agusan del Norte.

The financial support will help these beneficiaries who will be graduating from the Pantawid Program next year to have another source of livelihood so that education, good health and nutritional condition of children are ensured.

DSWD Caraga assistant regional director for operations Mita G. Lim and Las Nieves mayor Avelina S. Rosales distributed the checks to the beneficiaries.  Vice mayor Avelino N. Biong together with the members of the Sangguniang Bayan witnessed the activity.

Mayor Rosales and ARD Lim were one in exhorting the beneficiaries to use the funds given to them for the intended projects that they proposed.  The two lady leaders also enjoined them in managing the projects well and make it grow.

The beneficiaries through the three group leaders, namely: Wilma Calaga, Nenian Silao and Nelia Obita, expressed their gratitude to the government for the support given them.  The three women leaders also appealed to their co-beneficiaries for cooperation and support to each other to be able to make their projects succeed in augmenting their family income and make their lives a lot better. (DSWD-13/PIA-Agusan del Norte)