Twenty-eight barangays of Negros Occidental received a total of P8.4 million to fund development projects in their localities from the provincial government today, Nov. 15.
The recipients included barangays Mabini, Langub, Malasibog, Washington, Pinapugasan and Baguiohan, all of Escalante City; 1 and San Pablo in Manapla; Magsaysay and Tinampa-an in Cadiz City; Bulanon, Poblacion 1, and Molocaboc of Sagay City; Balaring in Silay City; Mabini, Pontevedra; Batuan in San Enrique; II-Poblacion, Himamaylan City; I-Poblacion, Isabela; Narauis, Aranda, I-Poblacion, II-Poblacion, III-Poblacion, and Calapi of Hinigaran; Payauan in Candoni; Tuyom, Cauayan; and Tagoc and Poblacion VII of Kabankalan City.
Each received P300,000 for various development projects, such as improvement of the water system, repair of evacuation center, installation of street lights, road concreting, improvement of multi-purpose building, rehabilitation of overflow bridge, purchase of multi-purpose vehicle, construction of senior citizen building, concreting of fish wharf, riprapping works in creek and canal, construction of perimeter fence, construction of covered court stage, and concreting of pathway.
Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson led the distribution of checks to the barangay captains at the Provincial Capitol in Bacolod City, in the presence of Board Members Jeffrey Tubola, Samson Mirhan, and Pal Guanzon, a press release from the Capitol said.
Meanwhile, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority Negros Occidental provincial director, Romelia Nuezca, met with Lacson to discuss the Tulong Trabaho Scholarship Program (TTSP) of TESDA.
TTSP was established through Republic Act No. 11230, and aims to address unemployment and job-skill mismatch through the delivery of selected training programs (STPs) to qualified recipients.
It seeks to address the immediate skills needs of Filipinos, especially those affected by the pandemic.
The beneficiaries of the program are displaced workers, repatriated OFWs, out-of-school youth, and employed individuals who need upskilling to expand their capabilities and work opportunities. They will undergo training programs implemented by accredited technical vocational institutions, Nuezca said.
The program covers Key Employment Generators, or priority sectors identified in the National Technical Education and Skills Development Plan, such as agriculture, fishery and forestry, tourism, construction, ICT and IT business process management, transportation and logistics, manufacturing, and health and wellness. | NND
