LA TRINIDAD, Benguet (PIA) -- More than 1,600 individuals in three municipalities of Benguet are beneficiaries of the assistance provided thru the offices of sibling Senators Alan Peter and Pia Cayetano.
Teams from the senators’ offices, in partnership with the Department of Social Welfare and Development-Cordillera Administrative Region (DSWD CAR) through its Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) program distributed cash assistance to the beneficiaries from February 24 to 26, 2024.
In Itogon, 500 barangay health workers, barangay nutrition scholars, daycare workers, and dialysis patients received financial assistance during the payout activity at the Itogon Evacuation Center in Malasin, Ucab on Feb. 24.
Mayor Bernard Waclin together with Liga ng mga Barangay president Edwin Atumpag and DSWD social worker Carolyn Bayungan witnessed the payout where P3,000.00 financial assistance were given to beneficiaries from the nine barangays of Itogon.
Political Affairs Officer of Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano, Merry Lane Manintin commended Waclin for his efforts in sourcing funds to help the people of Itogon. She said the mayor visited the offices in Senate to ask for assistance for his constituents.
At least 500 individuals, mostly volunteers and frontliners, from Kapangan, and 600 frontline workers from Tublay also received financial assistance. The payouts were done with the help of local officials and social workers.
A medical desk was also opened during the payout in the three municipalities which provided guarantee letters from the offices of the two lawmakers to patients.
The local officials expressed gratitude to the two senators for providing assistance to the people of Benguet. The province is frequented by the Cayetanos through their Bayanihan Caravan, which provides medical, burial, and livelihood assistance to residents and communities in need.
Beneficiaries also expressed gratitude for the cash assistance. Tessie Sua, a beneficiary from Kapangan , and a sari-sari store owner, said the senators’ help is timely for the school needs of her children. (JDP/RMC PIA-CAR )(photos from Itogon and Kapangan LGUs)
