By Leilanie G. Adriano
Staff reporter
DINGRAS, Ilocos Norte—Around
200 beneficiaries of the government’s “cash-for-work” (CFW) program lauded the
provincial government for its continuing effort to provide employment to the
less fortunate who is in need of additional source of income.
Pegged at P190 per day,
Danilo Agustin, a resident of the flood-prone Brgy. Baresbes here, said the
program has helped him provide for the needs of his growing family.
For at least 10 days,
qualified beneficiaries helped in the clean and green program of their
barangay; planting tree saplings while paving some typhoon-damaged roads.
Funded by the Department of
Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) office, Ilocos Norte received at least P5
million for the cash-for-work program to generate local employment covering 76
barangays in the province which were hit hard by typhoon in previous years.
“We hope the government will
continue this program which is very helpful to us,” said the beneficiaries who
received their wages at the Baresbes barangay hall.
Under the CFW program, the
recipients are given the flexibility where to spend cash assistance, beyond
food, to meet their daily basic needs.
It is a short-term
intervention program of the government to provide temporary employment to
distressed or displaced individuals by participating in preparedness,
mitigation, relief, rehabilitation or risk reduction projects and activities in
their communities.
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