Rep Aliping, DOLE allot P1-M for barangay projects

COMMUNITY BILLBOARD

BAGUIO CITY -- The joint effort of the office of the congressman, the Department of Trade and Industry and Department of Labor and Employment  benefited five associations in this city.

Checks with total of P1,011,880 were distributed to livelihood associations in five barangays Friday.

Beneficiaries of the livelihood projects were mostly parents with children peddling in the streets.

The project will help parents augment their income so their children will not peddle on streets but spend more time in school.

DOLE director Henry Jalbuena revealed that it was through the initiative of Rep. Nicasio Aliping that started this project.

“Upon assumption of office, the congressman came and asked how we can help some of the organizations asking for livelihood projects,” Jalbuena said. “Through the recommendation of Aliping, the proposed projects were approved and the release of funds were fast tracked. “

The first beneficiary who received 100,000.00 fund  in the Mines View integrated livelihood association composed of 20 parents will be engaging in peanut butter production.

Gibraltar Pag-asa Livelihood association also received 100,000 for knitting and weaving souvenir items that will be sold to tourists.

The Sto. Tomas Proper Women’s Association who received 100,000 will be doing meat processing to supply growing demand of processed meat in the barangay.

The Dizon-Manzanillo Women’s Organization received a bigger amount of 212,700.

They will be engaging in industrial sewing. The association revealed members have undergone training for the trade but they were not able to apply their knowledge and skills due to the lack of financial assets and livelihood equipment.

The program is aimed to help address this problem of the association.

The United Dagsian Livelihood Association received the biggest funding with a total amount of 499,180.00.

They will be engaging in operating a bake shop. The program will benefit 100 unemployed women in Upper and Lower Dagsian barangays.

Lower Dagsian barangay captain Michael Lawana revealed that the two barangays don’t have groceries and mini market. “We are like living in the outskirts that we have to do all of our shopping in the city,” he said.

He is positive that establishing the bakery is a great help for the constituents of both barangays and it is not only appropriate but will be a lucrative business for the association.