DSWD Boosters Income of 49 Beneficiaries By Giving Them One Unit of Trisikad Each

“Naa nami’y amo’ng panginabuhian (We now have our own livelihood),” said Cheramie Landero, Sustainable Livelihood Program Association (SLPA) President of Brgy. Cansojong, Talisay City, Cebu.

At least three (3) SLPAs were given livelihood assistance by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in partnership with the Talisay City local government unit.

“The DSWD through the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) Micro-enterprise Development (MD) track, transferred Php 490,000.00 to Talisay City for the livelihood project of the SLP program participants in Barangay Cansojong and Barangay Tangke,” said Leo Canda, SLP Project Development Officer (PDO).

Before the turnover ceremony, some of the participants were only renting trisikad for Php 40 per day since this is their main source of income. Other members were fish vendors and some were job order personnel under the Talisay City Hall.

These participants wished to have “Trisikad” (pedicab) so they won’t rent anymore, and now, they already own one. “Makahatag gyud kini og dugang kita kanamo adlaw-adlaw (Truly, it will help us provide our daily income),” said Rosita Reyes, SLPA 1 President from Brgy. Tangke.

According to the City Social Welfare Development Officer (CSWDO) Felipa Solana, a total of 49 trisikad units were turned over to the 49 trisikad drivers. They also received an umbrella and two (2) pieces long sleeve uniform each as part of the starter kit. Thirty-eight (38) of them are from barangay Tangke and eleven (11) are from barangay Cansojong. Now, they are queued for registration under the Traffic Operation Development Authority (TODA) to get their plate number and ID as official trisikad drivers within Talisay City.

“Dako kaayo among pasalamat sa DSWD SLP sa gihatag nila nga suporta sa mga katawhan sama kanamo nga nagkinahanglan og tabang ilabi na sa among panginabuhian (We thank the DSWD through the SLP because definitely it helps needy people like us who wish to have a sustainable livelihood),” said Cherry Obrero, SLPA 2 President from Brgy. Tangke.

Mayor Eduardo Gullas of Talisay City already instructed the trisikad drivers not to travel beyond the interior part of Talisay streets to avoid traffic.