LUNA, Apayao— A total of 1,399 yApayaos on Friday province-wide benefited from the government’s various assistance amounting to over PhP7.6 million, simultaneous with Pres. Marcos Jr.’s 67th birthday celebration at the BGVJR Memorial Gymnasium in Poblacion, Luna.
The significant occasion, Araw ng Pangulo, highlighted the distribution of financial aid, livelihood grants, and starter toolkits for resident-beneficiaries, aimed at empowering the lives of said recipients.
Five hundred beneficiaries of the Ayuda para sa Kapos ang Kita Program (AKAP) received PhP2,500,000 with P5,000 each. 709 TUPAD workers likewise get PhP4,573,050 million with 6,450 each. Moreover, 125 GIPs received livelihood assistance amounting to PhP484,875 with PhP3,879 each, and 65 TESDA beneficiaries received starter toolkits.
Meanwhile, Congresswoman Eleanor C. Bulut-Begtang underscored the programs for the residents, saying it is the President’s initiative that made it possible to get various types of assistance — a demonstration of his sincere commitment to uplifting the lives of Filipinos.
“Babaen kadagitoy a programa ti Presidente tayu, adu dagiti maited nga naduma-duma a tulong pinansiyal ken materyales, gapu iti kasta adu pay ti it-ited ti gobyerno haan lang nga aggapo ti Kongreso nu ketdi mangted pay ti opisina ni Gov. Butsy ti nadumaduma nga financial assistance kadagiti amin nga agkasapulan,” Bulut-Begtang emphasized.
She, along with Undersecretary for External, Legal, and Legislative Affairs Atty. Juan Victor Llamas, Board Member Kyle Mariah Chelsea Bulut-Cunan, Provincial Administrator Atty. Edmar Pascua, Sangguniang Panlalawigan members, and mayors across municipalities led the distribution of the aid to beneficiaries.
The event also witnessed the participation of government agencies including the Department of Agriculture, Department of Trade and Industry, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, Department of Labor and Employment, and the Department of Social Welfare and Development. By Joyce Arian Soria
