By Raymund Antonio
Vice President Leni Robredo’s flagship anti-poverty program, Angat Buhay, has benefitted more than 374,188 Filipinos from various communities in its third year of implementation.
(OVP / MANILA BULLETIN)
A report from the Office of the Vice President said the poverty alleviation project covered 176 areas nationwide through P300-million worth of assistance for beneficiaries in 2018.
The OVP has partnered with more than 250 private organizations to provide assistance and services to those in need of housing, livelihood, food, and healthcare, among others.
“More than P6.5 million worth of livelihood and training subsidies have been turned over to more than 450 beneficiaries all over the Philippines,” Robredo’s office said.
“Learning opportunities are also provided to beneficiaries, like training seminars for farmers and financial literacy programs for sari-sari store owners,” it added.
With Angat Buhay, the OVP links private companies and nongovernment organizations (NGOs) to various local government units geared toward improving the lives of poor families.
This is meant to complement the government’s Conditional Cash Transfer program.
Apart from capital funds for local farmers and livelihood projects for agri-entrepreneurs, other Angat Buhay projects included construction of classrooms and health care centers, financial training for women, and feeding programs.
OVP said that P95 million have been used for education, classroom and dormitory construction that benefited 138,874 school children.
“Far flung communities like Siayan, Zamboanga del Norte received a school dormitory through various organizations and partners,” the report said.
“Communities in Eastern Samar are fighting absenteeism through the multicabs they received and dormitories being constructed in the area,” it added.
Also included were P32 million that have been used for women empowerment, P24 million for rural development that benefited farmers, fishermen and other sectors, and P17 million for health care.
The other assistance were P24 million for food and nutrition, play garden and other interventions, P22 million for housing and resettlement, and P85.6 million for relief and rehabilitation services that benefited calamity victims.
In Marawi, the OVP and its partners also built last year the Angat Buhay Village, which provided 60 transition shelters for displaced residents after the 2017 siege.
(OVP / MANILA BULLETIN)
A report from the Office of the Vice President said the poverty alleviation project covered 176 areas nationwide through P300-million worth of assistance for beneficiaries in 2018.
The OVP has partnered with more than 250 private organizations to provide assistance and services to those in need of housing, livelihood, food, and healthcare, among others.
“More than P6.5 million worth of livelihood and training subsidies have been turned over to more than 450 beneficiaries all over the Philippines,” Robredo’s office said.
“Learning opportunities are also provided to beneficiaries, like training seminars for farmers and financial literacy programs for sari-sari store owners,” it added.
With Angat Buhay, the OVP links private companies and nongovernment organizations (NGOs) to various local government units geared toward improving the lives of poor families.
This is meant to complement the government’s Conditional Cash Transfer program.
Apart from capital funds for local farmers and livelihood projects for agri-entrepreneurs, other Angat Buhay projects included construction of classrooms and health care centers, financial training for women, and feeding programs.
OVP said that P95 million have been used for education, classroom and dormitory construction that benefited 138,874 school children.
“Far flung communities like Siayan, Zamboanga del Norte received a school dormitory through various organizations and partners,” the report said.
“Communities in Eastern Samar are fighting absenteeism through the multicabs they received and dormitories being constructed in the area,” it added.
Also included were P32 million that have been used for women empowerment, P24 million for rural development that benefited farmers, fishermen and other sectors, and P17 million for health care.
The other assistance were P24 million for food and nutrition, play garden and other interventions, P22 million for housing and resettlement, and P85.6 million for relief and rehabilitation services that benefited calamity victims.
In Marawi, the OVP and its partners also built last year the Angat Buhay Village, which provided 60 transition shelters for displaced residents after the 2017 siege.