Fuerte CamSur Sports Complex, Pili, Camarines Sur
March 16, 2023
Following the back-to-back launching of the Pambansang Pabahay Para sa Pilipino Housing (4PH) Projects in Camarines Sur, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. joined his Cabinet members in distributing various government assistance at the Fuerte CamSur Sports Complex in the Municipality of Pili.
Prior to the event, the President and concurrent Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary personally checked on the farmer beneficiaries who were to receive various farm machineries amounting to PhP167.2 million to discuss their current situation.
“Kami ay nandito upang tingnan lang namin at mabantayan lang po natin kung tuloy-tuloy, kung maganda ang patakbo para sa pagbigay ng ating mga ginagawang tulong sa inyong mga nangangailangan pa,” the President said, adding that the economy is slowly recovering from the global economic slump caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Speaking before the 3,000 beneficiaries gathered at the Sports Complex, President Marcos Jr. expressed his hopes that a time would come where the beneficiaries would no longer need assistance from the government as their conditions have already greatly improved.
Among those distributed were family food packs and cash assistance under the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD); livelihood grants from the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) Integrated Livelihood Program (DILP) and financial assistance under the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged Workers (TUPAD) program; livelihood kits to beneficiaries under the Pangkabuhayan sa Pagbangon at Ginhawa (PPG) program of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and loan approval for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) from Small Business Corporation (SBCorp).
Moreover, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) distributed 30-footer and 22-footer reinforced plastic boats to various farmer cooperatives association while the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) distributed electrical tool kits for those who have completed their training on electric installation and maintenance.
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