MDG beneficiaries to receive early Christmas gift from PGIN

Children in Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte entertain the crowd with a dance during the Noche Buena distribution of the MDG Caravan of the Provincial Government of Ilocos Norte held December 20, 2011. (PGIN-CMO)

By Rey T. Arcangel, Jr.

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Beneficiaries of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) in Ilocos Norte will have merrier and meaningful Christmas, as the Provincial Government of Ilocos Norte (PGIN) will give their early yuletide presents through the MDG Christmas Caravan.

Now on its third year, the caravan which carries Noche Buena packages will visit every town to reach 3,504 MDG recipients across the province and to make sure that they will have joyful Christmas.

Indigent recipients of food packs also receive frozen ham during the MDG Christmas Caravan held December 16, 2012 in Sarrat, Ilocos Norte. (PGIN-CMO

The first leg of the caravan will kick-off in Nueva Era, Banna, Marcos, and Dingras on December 14, followed by Pagudpud, Bangui, Dumalneg, and Pasuquin on December 15, then in Pinili, Currimao, Paoay, and Batac City on December 16.

It will continue in Bacarra, Vintar, Piddig, Carasi, and Solsona on December 19, and in Badoc, San Nicolas, Sarrat, and Laoag City on December 20.

This five-day distribution of packages targets to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger in the province as part of Governor Imee R. Marcos’ MDG commitments since she assumed office in 2010 and set aside P77 million from the provincial funds.

The setting of Millennium Development Goal was signed on September 2000 by member-states of the United Nations including the Philippines to eliminate extreme poverty worldwide until 2015.

The MDG office in Ilocos Norte was established in September 2010 to reveal the urgent need to step up activity at all levels to achieve the MDG Goals particularly in eradicating poverty and hunger.

Composing the MDG council of Ilocos Norte are provincial offices namely the Provincial Budget, Provincial Treasurer’s Office, Office of the Provincial Agriculture, Veterinary Office, and the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office.)

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