DA Distributes Livelihood Aid to BP2 Beneficiaries in SurSur town
The Balik Probinsiya Bagong
Pag-asa (BP2) Program beneficiaries savoring the reintegration initiative of
the Department of Agriculture - Caraga, one of the key implementers of the
program, after a turn-over and distribution of project modules and livelihood
assistance package in San Agustin, Surigao del Sur on October 12.
The San Agustin Organic Farmers Organization (SOFA) also served as the reintegration site of the principal beneficiaries. The BP2 beneficiaries may opt to join the organization as members to optimize interventions and assistance provided by the DA and other government agencies. They will undergo series of trainings to utilize and maximize the intervention.
“You are encouraged to engage
in agricultural production because we have a big responsibility in achieving a
food-secured San Agustin,” Municipal Agriculturist Genalyn Campos said.
DA – Caraga Regional
Executive Director Engr. Ricardo M. OΓ±ate Jr. also reiterated that cooperation
is the key to achieving that aim. OΓ±ate added that the DA Caraga is very
willing to marry its programs and projects to the existing and planned
agriculture initiatives of the municipality.
Leonides A. Corvera, a
housewife who stayed in Imus, Cavite is one of the beneficiaries of the BP2
Program. During the lockdown, she and her family decided to come back to San
Agustin in 2021 to stay for good. Corvera received a mushroom production
package.
“Life there is hard,
especially during the pandemic. My family decided to come back here and
I’m thankful that we are given livelihood aid to augment our needs,” she said.
Florencio Otagan, a company
driver who stayed in Quezon City for 13 years decided to come back after being
laid off from his company. He said he will stay here for good especially since
he is now given a vegetable production module from BP2.
The Balik Probinsya, Bagong
Pag-asa Program aims to provide hope for a better future to Filipinos through
equity in resources throughout the country that will boost countryside
development.
The program is geared towards
addressing Metro Manila’s congested urban areas by encouraging people,
especially informal settlers to return to their home provinces and assist them
in this transition with support and incentives on transportation, family,
livelihood, housing, subsistence, and education, among others. (Kent Warren H. Fugoso,
DA13-RAFIS/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
