SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – The Department of Agriculture (DA)-Region 1 (Ilocos) continues to provide agricultural interventions to beneficiaries of the Balik Probinsiya, Bagong Pag-asa (BP2) program.
In a two-day distribution activity, the DA turned over P3 million in agricultural livelihood assistance to recipients of the BP2 from Ilocos Norte and La Union.
The interventions include pullets, cockerels, and layer mash feeds for chicken production, upgraded goats, assorted seeds and seedlings for vegetable production, and forage chopper.
A beneficiary, Roselle delos Santos of Sulbec, Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte, said that the assistance she received from the DA BP2 program helped her start anew after leaving Metro Manila in 2020.
"My decision to return to the province was not easy because I lost my job in Manila. I thought there was no hope but because of BP2, I was given the opportunity to have a job. I am grateful to the DA because I am one of those who have been given livelihood assistance. It is a great help to my family to provide for our daily needs. I hope that many more of you will be helped like us from the BP2 program," Delos Santos said.