5 Mt Province groups get DOLE livelihood assistance funds

By Juliet B. Saley

BONTOC, Mountain Province – Cordillera regional director Henry John Jalbuena of the Department of Labor and Employment recently turned over checks for five livelihood projects in this province.

           

Miguela Limmayog, provincial DOLE head, said Jalbuena awarded a P300,000 check for the BontocBalikatan Organization with 40 member beneficiaries for processing of native rice delicacies and rice retailing project, and for the Khiyag’s Organization (youth) with 75 member beneficiaries for their coffee shop.

           

These two organizations are located in Barangay Bontoc Ili in this municipality.

           

Limmayog said checks were turned over to the barangay chairman of Bontoc Ili being the accredited co-partner agency in the implementation of the DOLE Integrated Livelihood Program in the barangay.

           

The DOLE also turned over a P240,000 check to the barangay captain of Maba-ay, Bauko for  the Maba-ay Senior Citizen Organization with 90 member beneficiaries for their carrot processing and baking projects.

           

Another check in the amount of P182,540.00 was also awarded to barangay captain of Banao,Bauko for  the Balaan Livelihood Organization with 32 member beneficiaries for their meat processing project.

           

A check in the amount of P179,920.00 was also awarded to the barangay captain of Guinzadan Norte, Bauko for Long-boy Working Women  Organization with 24 members for back-strap weaving project.

           

Limmayog said the barangay captains of these areas where the projects are located were accredited as co-partners in the implementation of the DILP in the barangay.

           

They will have a counterpart in the implementation of the projects in the form  of  services  like improvement of the building where they conduct their project, installation of equipment and other services.

           

DILP is a community-based program and is being implemented in partnership with an accredited co-partner such as local government units, workers' organization and other groups to transform livelihood undertaking of workers group into community enterprises.