PBBM wants Oriental Mindoro residents to benefit from current gov’t rehab efforts
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Saturday said his administration is looking for the long-term rehabilitation of Oriental Mindoro particularly by providing its residents with new sources of income and livelihood.
“Siguro baka matagalan pa (oil spill recovery). Kaya’t ang aming ginagawa ay sabi natin ay kailangan may hanapbuhay ang tao. Kaya’t nagpaplano kami, ‘yung mga livelihood na pwedeng dalhin at pwedeng buhayin,” President Marcos said during the distribution of various government assistance in Pola town.
“Pero ang sabi ko nga sa kanila, ang livelihood program ay huwag para lang sa oil spill. Kahit na mawala na ‘yung oil spill, sana patuloy naman ‘yung livelihood program para ang mga residente ay meron namang option, meron namang pagkakataon na makasubok naman ng ibang hanapbuhay para makadagdag sa kinikita,” the President pointed out.
President Marcos said the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) are among the lead agencies providing aid, livelihood assistance, as well as seed money and training for owners of small businesses.
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), through the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), has many plans for the province under its recovery initiatives, the chief executive said.
“Mayroon kaming pinaplano — nandiyan na, nasimulan na ‘yung TESDA at tinuturuan ng mga bagong pwedeng gawin habang hindi pa pwedeng mangisda ay DOLE — ang TESDA under DOLE nagbibigay ng training para ito ay hindi naman mapatid ‘yung kinikita ng ating mga kababayan,” President Marcos told Pola residents as he noted that the national government is in close coordination with the province’s local officials.
“Kaya’t asahan po ninyo, hindi namin kayo iiwanan. Asahan ninyo na hangga’t matapos ito [applause] ay nandito ang national government para tulungan kayo, para maibalik kayo sa dati ninyong gawi,” the President said.
