CARD FOR TACLOBAN CITY – Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez, Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre and Region 8 president of the Liga ng mga Barangay Romualdez lead the Cash Assistance and Rice Distribution (CARD) program for 5,000 beneficiaries at the Tacloban City Astrodome, Saturday afternoon. A joint initiative of the House of Representatives (HOR) and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), the program seeks to help indigents, senior citizens, PWDs, solo parents and the indigenious people amid rising food prices. Also present during the event were nine “Young Guns” of the HOR and other local government officials.
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8K GET RICE, CASH AID IN LEYTE
TWO revolutionary programs initiated last year by Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez have benefited a total of 8,000 qualified residents in the province of Leyte, each receiving P5,000 in financial assistance and rice packages on Saturday.
Romualdez, who represents the people of Leyte, personally led the distribution ceremonies of the Cash Assistance and Rice Distribution (CARD) program and the Integrated Scholarship and Incentives for the Youth (ISIP for the Youth) program in separate instances in Leyte.
“Tuloy-tuloy po ang ating tulong sa mga kababayan nating nangangailangan ng ayuda mula sa vulnerable sectors at sa ating mga college students. Kayo po ang ibinilin ng ating mahal na Pangulong Bongbong Marcos Jr. sa Kongreso na tulungan at siguruhin ang kapakanan sa panahong ito,” Romualdez, leader of the 300-plus-member House of Representatives, said.
The CARD and ISIP program distribution usually coincides with the Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair (BPSF), which rolls out millions of pesos in services and financial assistance to many qualified sectors in the country.
“Pero ang dalawang programang ito ay mahalaga para sa amin sa Kongreso, kasi direktang tulong ito sa sektor ng mga qualified na mag-aaral, senior citizens, PWDs, indigenous peoples, single parents at marami pang iba,” Romualdez explained.
“Dito natin ipinadadama ang kalinga ng administrasyon ni Pangulong Marcos Jr., at inilalapit ang serbisyo ng gobyerno para doon sa mga kailangan ng tulong. Saang sulok man kayo ng Pilipinas, aabutin namin kayo,” he added.
For the CARD program, a total of 5,000 qualified beneficiaries from Leyte each received P5,000 in financial aid through the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations (AICS) program and 20 kilograms of rice in a simple ceremony held at the Tacloban Astrodome in Tacloban City.
The CARD is a revolutionary program that is an initiative of Speaker Romualdez to aid those in the vulnerable sectors, such as the poor, indigent senior citizens, persons with disability, single parents, indigenous people and others.
Also an initiative of Speaker Romualdez, the ISIP for the Youth program helps deserving students in the tertiary, technical and vocational levels cope with the strain of mounting educational expenses.
A total of 3,000 qualified beneficiaries in Leyte received P5,000 each, also through the DSWD’s AICS, and 5 kilograms of rice for free in a distribution held at the Alba Hall of the Leyte Normal University.
Identified student beneficiaries will also be enrolled under the Commission on Higher Education’s (CHED) Tulong Dunong Program (TDP) where students can get scholarship assistance per semester amounting to a total of P15,000 pesos.
They will also get priority slots under the Government Internship Program (GIP) for employment after graduation, and their unemployed parents or guardians may also be enrolled in the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program.
