DAVAO CITY (PIA) – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. will grace the thanksgiving gathering of beneficiaries of the government’s Comprehensive Social Benefits Program (CSBP) in Davao City today, September 29.

Around 300 families/beneficiaries and heads of agencies of all CSBP partners will come together for the "Pagpupugay sa mga Bayani ng Bansang Makabayan (PBBM)" here.

The CSBP provides assistance to families of uniformed personnel killed or wounded in operations.

Executive Order No. 110 s. of 2020 issued by former President Rodrigo R. Duterte has institutionalized the CSBP, provides immediate and long-term assistance to affected families which includes special financial assistance, educational/scholarship assistance, special welfare assistance, health and medical care assistance, shelter assistance, and employment assistance.

The DILG, as lead implementer of the CSBP, ensures that prompt action is taken to efficiently and expeditiously deliver assistance to covered personnel and their qualified beneficiaries.

The program covers military and police forces, including uniformed personnel of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), Bureau of Fire and Protection (BFP), Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), and the Citizen Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) Active Auxiliary (CAA) units.

Since 2016, the program has already given a total of P468.75 million in special financial assistance and P308.45 million worth of shelter assistance.