ILOILO Province-Eight towns in Panay Island will be receiving a total of P31.6 million in cash for work program implemented by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VI in partnership with Local Government Units.
These towns include Anilao, San Rafael, Dao, Bingawan, Banate and Ajuy in Iloilo and Sapi-an in Capiz which will receive P4.3 million each and New Lucena which will receive P1.5 million.
“The amount is intended for those who engaged in cash for work for building livelihood assets in their communities. Prioritized for the program were those who had totally damaged houses when typhoon Yolanda struck the province,” said Rosario A. Sanagustin, head of Protective Services Unit of DSWD.
The department has a total of P384 million funding for cash for work this year intended for 84 municipalities with 84,000 target beneficiaries. The agency is encouraging other target LGUs to complete documentary requirements like accomplishment reports, DTR of beneficiaries who rendered work and photo documentation during actual work execution.
Aside from the cash for work, the agency is also releasing livelihood assistance for various projects such as oyster culture, purchase of tricycle, loom weaving, kalamansi plantation, mini-grocery and vegetable vending amounting to P13.5 million sourced out from donations./dswd6/May Rago-Castillo