The City Agriculture Office (CAO), in coordination with the Department of Social Services and Development (DSSD), has facilitated the validation of more than 340 fisherfolk, including 20 farmers, who were severely affected by Typhoon Tino in 19 barangays of Bacolod.
CAO officer-in-charge Maricar Quiro said the P10,000 financial assistance forms part of the Sustainable Livelihood Program, particularly intended for fisherfolk, whose pump boats and fish pens were destroyed when Tino pummeled the city Nov. 4.
A total of P3.4 million from local government funds will be allocated for the assistance, in line with Mayor Greg Gasataya’s commitment to support fisherfolk and farmer organizations in Bacolod City.
After the onslaught of Typhoon Tino, Gasataya immediately directed the City Administrator’s Office, in coordination with the DSSD, to facilitate the distribution of food packs, including donated relief goods from private organizations, to 34 fisherfolk and farmer organizations in the city.
“Since our resources are limited, we prioritized the validation of fisherfolk whose livelihoods were severely affected by the typhoon, hoping they can recover as soon as the funds are released,” Quiro stressed.
The DSSD will soon facilitate the payout for qualified fisherfolk and farmer beneficiaries from barangays 1, 2, 10, 13, 14, 16, 35, Banago, Pahanocoy, Punta Taytay, Singcang-Airport, Sum-ag, Tangub, Villamonte, Vista Alegre, Alangilan, Cabug, Granada, and Handumanan, the city said in a press release Jan. 7.
Beneficiaries are advised to bring a valid ID, community tax certificate (cedula), and an indigency certificate from their respective barangays during the validation. ||
