THE Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair (BPSF) of the Marcos administration has already poured in billions of pesos in government services, financial aid, and livelihood assistance to 18 places and is scheduled to visit three Mindanao provinces this May and early June to serve the people.
Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Sunday said that the financial aid interventions being undertaken by the administration of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. have already been pouring billions of pesos in financial and livelihood aid to poor but deserving citizens in the country, including Mindanao.
“Apat sa 18 na mga lugar at lalawigan ay nasa Mindanao. Halos lahat na ng rehiyon ay napuntahan na ng Serbisyo Caravan na ito, kasama ang Bukidnon, Agusan del Norte, Sultan Kudarat, at Davao de Oro. At sa mga susunod na mga araw at linggo, pupunta naman tayo sa Zamboanga City, Tawi-Tawi, at Davao del Norte,” Speaker Romualdez, the leader of the 300-plus-strong House of Representatives, bared.
Speaker Romualdez said aside from the BPSF, the House of Representatives, through his initiative, also spearheaded the Cash and Rice Distribution (CARD) Program; the Integrated Scholarships and Incentives Program (ISIP) for the Youth; the Start-up, Investment, Business Opportunity and Livelihood (SIBOL); and the Farmers Assistance for Recovery and Modernization (FARM).
The BPSF, as well as the CARD Program, ISIP, FARM, and SIBOL, is scheduled to roll out government programs and cash aid to beneficiaries in Zamboanga City on May 10-11, Tawi-Tawi on May 25-26, and Davao del Norte on June 7-8.
The Speaker said the Marcos administration utilizes to its full extent the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) and the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) to aid vulnerable sectors who are also the beneficiaries of the flagship Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps).
The cash aid programs of the Marcos administration, including the initiatives brought to life by the leadership of the House of Representatives, have already benefited millions of Filipinos, especially those from vulnerable sectors.
“Sa ilalim ng direksyon ng ating mahal na Pangulong Bongbong Marcos, patuloy ang ating pag-abot sa ating mga kababayang dumadaing sa hirap ng panahon. Alam ito ng ating mahal na Pangulo, kaya ang marching order niya sa buong pamahalaan ay gawin ang lahat para maramdaman ng mga tao ang tulong mula sa gobyerno,” Speaker Romualdez said.
“Bukod dito, marami pang programa ang gobyerno katulad ng free college education, free health insurance, at ang pagbibigay ng direct cash subsidies. At hindi lamang ‘yan, kami dito sa Kongreso ay inatasan ng mahal na Pangulo na mag-isip pa ng mga paraan para sa ikagiginhawa ng ating mga mamamayan,” Speaker Romualdez expressed.
The BPSF alone has facilitated the release of billions of pesos in government services and financial and livelihood aid, having serviced a total of 18 places and provinces already and benefitted millions of Filipinos.
As an example, Speaker Romualdez said a total of P1.2 billion in government services and cash grants were rolled out in Sultan Kudarat alone to around 150,000 beneficiaries. Additionally, the House leader from Leyte continued, a total of 500,000 kilograms of rice were also distributed in Sultan Kudarat, along with scholarship and livelihood aid to its residents.
“Para sa lahat ng inisyatibang ito alinsunod sa hamon ni Pangulong Marcos na magkaloob ng direktang serbisyo sa mga tao, naging katuwang natin ang AICS ng DSWD para tugunan ang pangangailangan ng mga vulnerable sectors, mga mag-aaral na nahihirapan sa gastusin sa paaralan, mga magsasaka na kailangan ng kaunting tulak para umarangkada, at mga maliliit na negosyante na kailangan ng tulong sa pagsisimula,” Speaker Romualdez noted.
“Naniniwala ang administrasyong Marcos na wala dapat naiiwanan, kasama ang lahat sa ayuda. Kaya patuloy tayong magsisikap na gumawa ng programa para lahat ng sektor, makikinabang sa tulong mula sa pamahalaan,” he added.
