This is part of the Pangkabuhayan sa Pagbangon at Ginhawa (PPG) under Livelihood Seeding Program (LSP) of DTI.
In a statement, DTI-Davao de Oro provincial director lawyer Lucky Siegfred M. Balleque shared that the distributed livelihood kits are aimed to help the beneficiaries jumpstart their businesses.
“We want to see them become sustainable by operating their own business. With the livelihood kits we provided them with, we are optimistic that they can finally have a regular source of income that can sustain their families' needs,” the provincial trade chief said.
The PPG is a specialized program focused on the geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas (GIDA), as well as, those identified by the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC).
A total of 10 barangays in the province have been covered by the PPG program, as of July 14 .
Balleque said that the beneficiaries were identified according to the recommendation of the barangay captains. These beneficiaries are usually the micro and small enterprises that are victims of calamities.
Meanwhile, he disclosed that apart from the livelihood kits, which are worth P5,000 each, the beneficiaries were also recipients of different training interventions and seminars, including those on entrepreneurial mind-setting, basic marketing, simple bookkeeping, and consumer education.
He said DTI-Davao de Oro provincial office is now preparing for the intended group beneficiaries with the completion of the livelihood kits distribution to its identified individual beneficiaries.
“The office aims to continue this program and cover more beneficiaries to help them attain sustainability and business competitiveness,” Balleque said.
For his part, Entrepreneur Wilson Bernales Jumag from barangay Malinawon in the town of Mawab lauded DTI for the said program.
“Hinaot dili lang ni karon lang kundili hangtod sa hangtod ang ilang pagtabang kanato na mga gagmay nga negosyante (We hope that they will continue to help us, small entrepreneurs),” he said. “Kaning mga gagmay’ng hinabang, maghatag kanato og dugang na kalambuan sa atong panginabuhi (This little assistance will help us in improving our situation).”
His fellow beneficiaries shared similar sentiments with him, assuring DTI that the livelihood kits they received will be used for their businesses, not for their daily consumption.
Photo: DTI 11
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