DSWD-7 Spends PHP154M for Livelihood of Yolanda Survivors in North Cebu

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-Region 7 has spent more than PHP174 million to provide livelihood assistance to residents of northern Cebu who were affected by super typhoon Yolanda two years ago.

Leah Quintana, DSWD 7 public information officer, said a total of 21,462 residents in these areas have benefited from DSWD’s Cash for Building Livelihood Asset (CBLA) and the livelihood assistance grant, the Provision for Capital Seed Fund (PCSF) programs.

Quintana said the projects under the CBLA include mangrove rehabilitation; construction and management of communal gardens; contour farming, construction and management of communal pig pen; construction of sugar mill; and construction of fishing boats.

The PCSF-funded businesses included the Bigasan ng Barangay, Farmers and Trading Hog Production, General Merchandising, Basic Hardware Supply and Organic Farming.

The PCSF also includes skills training for swine fattening.

The 16 local government units with beneficiaries under the CBLA and PCSF are Bogo City and the towns of Bantayan, Borbon, Daanbantayan, Madridejos, Medellin, Pilar, Poro, San Francisco, San Remegio, Sogod, Sta. Fe, Tabogon, Tabuelan, Tuburan and Tudela.

Tuburan received the biggest allocation for its CBLA and PCSF programs, with 3,225 registered beneficiaries and a total project allocation of PHP25.4 million as of last September.

This was followed by Bogo City, which had a total project allocation of PHP13.6 million for 1,615 beneficiaries.

Quintana said the allocations are directly transmitted to the LGUs and the progress of the beneficiaries is monitored by project development officers assigned in the affected areas. (PNA) LAP/EB/EDS