TABUK CITY, Kalinga – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)- CAR, in partnership with the City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) conducted a one-day training on bookkeeping for the beneficiaries of the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP).
The activity was given to provide participants financial management skills, equipping them with tools for better record-keeping and informed financial decision-making.
Accountant Renel Lag-ing of the Cordillera office of the DSWD discussed key bookkeeping topics such as tracking income and expenses, managing cash flow, and preparing basic financial reports. These skills are critical for small business owners, as they help ensure the long-term sustainability and growth of their businesses.
According to Lag-ing, these topics which are essential in starting up an enterprise would help the SLP beneficiaries make their proposed enterprise thrive and be sustainable.
She added that the course covers a wide scope of accounting and auditing competencies, as well as the application of techniques and technologies that help the participants perform their duties and responsibilities.
The participants of this training, held at the Northlane Inn are the Agila, Sakat Binongsay, Chatchatong New Tanglag, Ambayu Magsaysay, Bayanihan San Julian, Gawis ay Gobgob, Boomalu ka Bagumbayan, Maranao Umpungan, Fumaruan, Chinnakup, Tayran, Magpacabayag, Social Builders, Tugma and Binnagang Casigayan SLPAs who received their livelihood assistance grant last 2024 and early of 2025 to establish their proposed businesses or enterprises with the continuous guidance and supervision of SLP staff, according to Ms. Aida Bermillo, the focal person livelihood program of the CSWDO.
This initiative reflects DSWD’s ongoing commitment to the economic development of beneficiaries by equipping local entrepreneurs with essential financial knowledge. Beyond immediate financial literacy improvements, the training lays the groundwork for a sustainable entrepreneurial ecosystem, says Judith Sangdaan, Social Welfare Officer IV of CSWDO, in her closing message.
The SLP is a capacity-building program for the identified poor, vulnerable, and marginalized households and communities aimed at providing viable interventions and support to improve the program participants’ socio-economic conditions by accessing and acquiring necessary assets to engage in and maintain thriving livelihoods. By Darwin Serion
