BY BENJAMIN MOSES M. EBREO
BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (August 17)—The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Region 2 recently distributed P4.44 million in cash assistance to at least 1,200 needy villagers in the province.
Governor Carlos Padilla said the DSWD gave assistance to the beneficiaries of the Cash for Work Program (CFW) through the Risk Resiliency Program for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation (RRP-CCAM) early this month.
The P4.44 million cash assistance was released to the beneficiaries who have completed the 10-day CFW activities in their respective municipalities.
Padilla said the CFW beneficiaries planted various tree species in planting sites in their respective towns in Solano, Aritao, Bagabag and Villaverde.
Lea Manzano, one of the CFW beneficiaries, said the assistance was timely for their children’s financial needs on the opening of the face-to-face classes.
“We are grateful for this program since it provided finances for the educational needs of our children,” she said.
Report from the DSWD dated August 10 bared that the agency has already served 2,421 out of the 4,450 beneficiaries who participated in the implementation of RRP-CCAM in the province.
The RRP-CCAM is a national program that aims to strengthen the resiliency of both natural systems and the urban built environment, as well as reinforce the adaptive capacities of vulnerable groups and communities in the country.
The program utilizes the CFW modality to implement the different projects and activities on climate change adaptation and mitigation, disaster prevention, preparedness and rehabilitation.