• CHERYL G. CRUZ
More than 3,000 farmers affected by the red-striped soft scale insect (RSSI) infestation in Silay City, Negros Occidental and Manjuyod town in Negros Oriental received Uplift assistance, worth about P39 million, Oct. 19.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development-Negros Island Region said P18.2 million in Unified Package for Livelihoods, Industry, Food and Transport (Uplift) disaster assistance was released to 1,763 qualified beneficiaries, at P10,325 each, during the payout yesterday at the Silay City gymnasium.
A similar payout was held at the Manjuyod municipal covered court, where 2,060 qualified beneficiaries received P10,125 each, or a total of P20.8 million, in cash assistance.
The activity forms part of the continuing implementation of the Uplift program across communities in the region, the DSWD-NIR said.
Last Friday, 1,249 RSSI-affected farmers in Talisay City, Negros Occidental, also received P10,325 each, it added. | CGC
