Santo Tomas Mayor Ernesto Evangelista said with the recent fund got by the local government, more residents in the town can benefit from the national government's programs.
“Naa na pud ta cash aid program para sa tanang Tomasinos para makahatag na pud og hinabang sa mga pamilyang na apektuhan sa pandemya. Kini bunga sa atong paningkamot na ma-apod-apod ang mga programa ug serbisyo sa katawhan,” Evangelista said Tuesday.
Evangelista said the P7.5 million cash-for-work program aims to increase basic access to services of residents and provide them with livelihood opportunities while doing their part in the local governance.
The mayor said he thanked the DSWD for granting the Santo Tomas LGU of the said program, highlighting the agency's role in this time of public health emergency.
Through this program, the government’s presence is felt in Santo Tomas since many programs have provided the Tomasinos with loads of opportunities that directly benefit them, Evangelista said.
𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗼𝘀
For her part, Municipal Administrator lawyer Elisa Evangelista-Lapiña said she assured that all constituents under Evangelista administration will access more cash aid to meet the needs of every family in this very trying time.
“Dili mo-undang ang administrasyo ni Tatay Erning na manungkit og programa para sa katawhang Tomasino. Pamaagi nato kini para ipakita nato ang atong Santo Tomas LGU dili buta ug bungol sa mga panginahanglan sa katawhan. Sakto ug paspas na serbisyo atong ginabuhat dinhi sa LGU kay para daghang Tomasino ang maka-angkon ug maka-benepisyo sa mga programa,” Evangelista said.
𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗵 𝗮𝗶𝗱
Municipal Area Coordinator Carlo Jack Pino said the beneficiaries will engage in canal desiltation, and tree planting as part of DSWD’s risk resiliency program under climate change adaptation.
The Tomasino beneficiaries will be coming from 19 villages of Santo Tomas, and each will receive P3, 960 in exchange for 10 days of work.
Pino said the program availed by the Evangelista administration was designed to help communities find a source of livelihood amid the pandemic, which displaced many workers.
“Naningkamot atong amahan sa lungsod si Mayor Tatay Erning na makasungkit sa maong programa kay nakita niya na dako kining tabang sa mga Tomasinong naglisod tungod sa pandemya. Dako na kini na tabang sa ilang mga pamilya,” Pino said.
Pino pointed out that the cash-for-work program only allows one person per qualified family as evaluated by the barangay captain.
He added that the barangay would determine the area where they will work, but this is mostly clean-up work mainly in the flood-prone areas.
𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽
Meanwhile, MSWDO-OIC Leilani Mae Rafol pointed out that the DSWD has always been the Santo Tomas LGU’s major partner in providing social services to mitigate the impact of the pandemic by delivering the needed services to the most vulnerable sector.
Rafol said the Evangelista administration has also been at the forefront to reduce COVID-19’s lingering consequences on the socio-economic well being of Tomasinos by delivering their needs and providing other forms of relief.
Photos: Santo Tomas MIO
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