BUTUAN CITY – The Tabon Farmers’ Association (TFA) in Nasipit, Agusan del Norte, has received P700,000 worth of livelihood assistance under the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-Integrated Livelihood Program (DILP) facilitated by the Army 23rd Infantry (Masigasig) Battalion (IB).
OFFICIALS and members of the Tabon Farmers’ Association in Agusan del Norte poses with the Army 23rd Infantry (Masigasig) Battalion after receiving livelihood assistance from the Department of Labor and Employment in Barangay Aclan, Nasipit, Agusan del Norte, on Monday, October 16. (Photo via Mike U. Crismundo)
In partnership with the DOLE-13 and the local government unit (LGU) of Nasipit, the awarding of livelihood assistance to TFA was witnessed by local and DOLE officials and the command group of 23rd IB in a ceremony in Barangay Aclan, Nasipit, on October 16.
The government assistance aims to provide and create more employment opportunities for TFA members, as well as indirect beneficiaries, and to supply the market with tilapia (Saint Peter’s Fish) of the highest possible quality.
Barangay officials led by Chairman Fernando P. Vicente thanked the DOLE-13 for providing livelihood assistance to the communities previously identified as former communist-influenced barangays.
The barangay official emphasized the significance of sustaining and maximizing the benefits of the program to enhance the income of the beneficiaries and urged them to take care of the assistance to fulfill its purpose on the local community.
The DILP or Kabuhayan program is the DOLE’s contribution to the government’s agenda of inclusive growth through massive job generation and substantial poverty reduction.
It also seeks to reduce the vulnerability to risks of the poor, vulnerable, and marginalized workers by providing them access to grant assistance for capacity-building on livelihood ventures, either for individual or group undertakings.