DSWD open to serve more Balik Probinsya beneficiaries

DAVAO CITY, January 31 (PIA) - The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), together with other national government agencies such as the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), and the Department of Agriculture (DA) highlighted in the One Davao Virtual Presser insitiated by the Philippine Information Agency XI the various support services provided to the first batch of Balik Probinsya Bagong Pag-asa Program or BP2P in 2021 in the region.

DSWD XI BP2P Focal Lee Mercris Berdos emphasized that there are many applicants of the program or those individuals/families who wanted to relocate to the Davao province from Manila after being severely affected by the impact of the pandemic.

The BP2P is a long term program of the government providing certain packages for the beneficiaries upon their return or relocation to their provinces for good.

Each beneficiary family of BP2P received a transportation/relocation assistance of P3,000 to P35,000; a Transitory Family Support Package amounting between P10,000 to 50,000; Livelihood Settlement Grants which does not exceed to P50,000; and a Transitory Shelter Assistance or a 1-2 years house rental estimated at P120,000 to 240,000 or housing materials that won’t exceed to P50,000.

On the first quarter of last year, the dispatch of the Batch 1 families in Davao del Norte was held last March 19. The DSWD then provided the initial cash assistance to the families.

The DSWD also provided the Transitory Family Support Package to 6 families in the second quarter.

A total of P584,150 worth of assistance was provided to the 6 families which relocated to Santo Tomas, Asuncion, Tagum City, Laak, Davao de Oro, Panabo, and Tagum City.

“ Aside from the provision of these support assistance, our office is also tasked to validate the incoming batch of beneficiaries. Usually, we receive many applicants, however, after the screening process done by the DSWD, many turned out to have not met the basic requirements inorder to avail of the BP2P,” said Berdos.

She said the DSWD continues to accept and process applicants and refer them to the desired locality for relocation. Any interested individual may just apply online thru www.balikprobinsya.ph, click the APPLY button and the government will facilitate in the screening and the possible dispatch to the desired province. (FGM)

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