147 Balik Probinsiya beneficiaries ready for dispatch to provinces in R-XI

DAVAO CITY- An estimated 147 beneficiaries has been assessed by the Balik Probinsiya Bagong Pag-asa (BP2P) for their eventual return to different localities in Davao Region (Region XI).

“As of February 15, 2022 we have an eligible 147 beneficiaries, we have already assessed them. They are qualified under the program and are ready for dispatch operations, “this according to Atty Sonny Paul Cirunay, legal officer of the National Housing Association.

Cirunay said they would be needing help from the local government units who will be accepting the BP2P beneficiaries.

Guesting at the inaugural One Davao at Aeon Club Media Forum held on March 25, Cirunay bared that they have assisted 19 families consisting of 51 individuals coming from the National Capital Region into resettling in Davao del Norte.

The BP2P is an ongoing program of the national government that seeks to ensure balance regional development and equitable distribution of wealth income, opportunities and resources through program and policies that boost countryside development and inclusive growth.

“We see that our countrymen specifically in the provinces they all go to the national capital region and other highly-urbanized cities in Luzon in the hopes of bettering their lives unfortunately it resulted in congestion of these cities,” Cirunay said.

During the pandemic the program has helped people who had lost their sources of income in the cities, to return to their places of origins and start life anew.

“We understand in the provinces meron naman talagang opportunities waiting for them, the quality of life in the provinces is getting better,” Cirunay said.

He said that the program is not a one-time thing as it employs a whole of government approach to help the return of the beneficiaries become a successful endeavor.

Among the services given to the beneficiaries include capacity building seminars, transitory shelter provisions and other benefits from the different government agencies.

And recently it has also partnered with the private sector. Cirunay cited that NHA has partnered with the Jaime Ongpin foundation where children of beneficiaries were given tablets courtesy of the foundation to help them in their online classes. (PIA/RG Alama)

Comments

Pilipinas Shell to build import facility in Sta. Cruz, DavSur

DAVAO CITY, April 22- Petroleum giant Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation will be constructing its Darong Import Facility in Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur. When completed it will be the third largest import facility in the country after the Shell Import Facility Tabangao in Batangas and the North Mindanao Import Facility in Cagayan de Oro. The Darong Import Facility has a rated capacity of 67-million liters of petroleum products. The import facility will help and promote business continuity and stability in the area by providing needed fuel resources for mobility during storms, floods and other calamities. A groundbreaking ceremony was held in Darong, Sta Cruz on April 22. The event was attended by Engr. Jaime G. Lao, Municipal Mayor of Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur; DMCI Holdings Inc. President Sid Consunji; Santa Cruz Storage Corporation President Das Consunji Reyes; and Juan Miguel Delgado, COO of Northern Star; Sta Cruz Storage Corporation and Stephen Tion...

DOH XI hires more nurses, doctors

DAVAO CITY, September 6 (PIA) – The Department of Health XI bared its emergency hiring for nurses and doctors following the need to augment the personnel requirement of COVID19 hospitals from all over the region. The head of the DOH XI Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit Dr. Rachel Pasion, in today’s DOH Virtual Presser reported that in Davao City alone combining both the COVID19 hospitals and the private hospitals have utilized 674 COVID19 beds out of the 830 beds or 79.4 utilization rate. This brings the region’s critical care utilization at a high risk level. The Southern Philippine Medical Center, in the past few days, released an advisory informing the public that it has been experiencing an unusually high volume of patients needing admission for COVID19. As of September 5, the facility has utilized 85 ICU beds out of the 92 total number of beds; utilized 490 ward beds out of 496 total number of beds. In the Province of Davao Oriental which is experiencing a surge in COVID19 ...

SPDA inks MOA on agri and aqua-farming concession

The Southern Philippines Development Authority (SPDA) solidified their agreement with foreign counterparts through the signing of Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) held in Davao City on March 14, 2022. Aiming for Mindanao to have modernization access to Agricultural and Aqua-Farming Concession that will be functional and benefited the local farmers and market; to yield better quality of products that eventually led to food security, sustainability and economic development that cater the needs of every Filipinos in the country in years to come. Chief Executive Officer and Administrator of SPDA Abdulghani "Gerry" A. Salapuddin said, “Today’s event is not only a welcome development but is a monumental event, with the life of SPDA of its 43 years of existence. In the past, there was never this kind of opportunity that came into the fold of SPDA”. In collaboration with Japan, US and Iran companies who wanted to invest in the country particularly in the municipality of Wao and Amai M...

PIA Davao Region

Search This Blog