P.9M livelihood aid awarded to business associations in Tinglayan

Tinglayan, Kalinga – Three farmer-organizations turned small-time business associations in Tinglayan have already benefited from the Sustainable Livelihood Program - Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan (SLP-PAMANA) program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development.

The associations, which include Ugwa Tau Na Association (Dananao), Buscalan Souvenir Fabricators Association and Bugnay Ababhusog Association, received from DSWD-Kalinga an amount P900,000, as reported by the Municipal Information Office of Tinglayan on Friday, March 10.

Larae Lactao of said office relayed said organization-recipients are involved in selling school supplies, printing and lamination, mix souvenirs, rice retailing, LPG refill, and livestock feeds.

Each group received from the agency an amount of P300,000 last year.

The program aimed at providing development interventions in hard-to-reach and conflict-affected communities, thus Barangays Bugnay, Buscalan, and Dananao were chosen as beneficiaries.

“We express our gratitude to all personnel who aided us, helping us in the promotion and improvement of our association's products...We commit to do our best in expanding our business, and to become a bigger and more successful association in the future,” pledged Domingo Ayangao, the president of Buscalan Souvenir Fabricators Association during the inauguration and turnover ceremony.

In 2021, SLP-PAMANA program was launched in the municipality with some organizations in the same barangays provided with livelihood assistance.

What is SLP PAMANA?

PAMANA is a program launched in 2011 by the national government.

According to the office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace Reconciliation Unit (OPAPRU) the program aims to ‘address issues of injustices and improve community access to socio-economic interventions and improve governance by building the capacity of government agencies and local government units for a conflict-sensitive, peace-promoting, culture-sensitive and gender-sensitive approach to human rights promotion and development.’

It also aims to empower communities and strengthen their capacities to address issues of conflict and peace.

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