"Ubay-ubay pud na Tomasino ang mu-uli sa Santo Tomas gikan sa National Capital Region isip mga beneficiary sa Balik Probinsya Program. Ug kini sila mahatagan og livelihood grant na P50,000 isip assistance gikan sa Santo Tomas government,” Evangelista said.
Evangelista said the BP2 program would benefit low-income families who will opt to move out from Metro Manila or other highly urbanized cities and return to or relocate to other provinces such as Davao del Norte.
The Santo Tomas government and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on Friday, to implement the BP2 Program in the town.
“Dako atong pasalamat sa DSWD kay nahimo kitang implementor sa pilot program na Balik Probinsya. Ang tabang na mahatag nato sa matag pamilya mahimo kining instrumento para magsugod sila og bag-ong kinabuhi sa ilang pag-uli dinhi sa Santo Tomas,” he said.
For her part, Municipal Administrator lawyer Elisa Evangelista said the Evangelista administration would seek more assistance from the national government so that all Tomasinos can benefit from the programs and services that will be cascaded to the Santo Tomas LGU.
𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗼𝘀
Also, Municipal Area Coordinator Carlo Jack Pino said the assistance that the government would provide to the program's beneficiaries would help the transition to their new life in Santo Tomas.
Pino said the Santo Tomas LGU is working with the national government to decentralize economic opportunities and help the government streamline its operations by bringing in more people to the provinces.
“Kining B2P program is voluntary. Ug ubos ani na program, ang gobyerno mismo ang maghatag og assistance sa mga Tomasinong mo-uli dinhi sa Santo Tomas. Naningkamot si Mayor Tatay Erning na mahatagan og saktong programa ug serbisyo ang mga Tomasinong mo-uli dinhi,” Pino said.
MSWDO-OIC Leilani Mae Rafol on the other hand, said their office is coordinating with the DSWD to help ensure their readiness for the possible influx of the expected residents, especially the processing of their documents for their benefits.
The resident-beneficiaries were from Barangay New Katipunan, Tibal-og, La Libertad, Bobongon, Talomo, Pantaron, Balagunan, and New Visayas.
Rafol explained that each family is entitled to receive P50K as stipulated under the Memorandum Circular No.12 Series of 2021 of the Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-asa Program. (Armando Fenequito)
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