SERBISYO FAIR REACHES DAVAO DEL NORTE. Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez (onstage, 4th from right) represents President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. at the opening of the Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair (BPSF) at the Davao Del Norte Sports and Tourism Center in Tagum City on Friday (June 7, 2024). More than 250,000 beneficiaries received government services, as well as cash, education and livelihood assistance worth more than PHP913 million in the 8th BPSF in Mindanao, and the 19th installment in the whole country. (Photo courtesy of Speaker Romualdez's office)
MANILA – A total of 250,000 Davao del Norte beneficiaries benefitted from over PHP913 million worth of government services, as well as cash, education and livelihood assistance, in the largest Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair (BPSF) so far of the Marcos administration being held in Tagum City, Davao del Norte from June 7 to 8, 2024.
Speaker Martin Romualdez, who represented President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., expressed gratitude to all the local hosts, organizers and local government officials who made the Serbisyo Caravan a resounding success.
“Lubos po ang ating galak sa dami ng mamamayang na-serbisyuhan ng Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair na hatid ng ating mahal na Pangulong Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. sa Davao del Norte. Damang-dama ng ating mga mamamayan ang tulong at kalinga ng ating pamahalaan (We are very happy for the large number of countrymen to be served by the BPSF brought by our beloved President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to Davao del Norte. Our people deeply feel the help and care of our government),” Romualdez said during the opening of the BPSF held at the Davao Del Norte Sports and Tourism Center in Tagum City.
“Ito na po ang pinakamalaking Service Caravan sa dami ng benepisyaryong natulungan. Patunay lamang ito na prayoridad in Pangulong Marcos Jr. ang bawat mamamayang Pilipino (This is the biggest Service Caravan in terms of beneficiaries. It only shows that President Marcos prioritizes the welfare of every Filipino),” he added.
House Deputy Secretary General Sofonias “Ponyong” Gabonada Jr., one of the leaders of the BPSF National Secretariat, said “the 250,000 beneficiaries will prove that the administration of President Marcos, with the strong support from the House of Representatives, has been doing everything to provide support for Filipinos.”
With 62 participating national government agencies, over 235 services will be offered to more than 250,000 beneficiaries during the two-day festival of services.
Of the PHP 913 million worth of programs and services rolled out in the province, some PHP483 million were in the form of cash assistance.
The Department of Social Worker and Development (DSWD) conducted continuous payouts across the province of Davao Del Norte, which reached a total of 80,000 individual Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) and Ayuda para sa Kapos ang Kita Program (AKAP) beneficiaries amounting to PHP260 million.
Other province-wide activities include various scholarship programs of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) and Commission on Higher Education (CHED), including livelihood assistance for various sectors of pre-identified beneficiaries across Davao del Norte.
Likewise, the amount of in-kind assistance to various government programs' beneficiaries in Davao del Norte has reached PHP429 million, including PHP30 million in health services.
True to his “Mr. Rice” nickname, Romualdez also led the distribution of 300,000 kilograms of rice to thousands of beneficiaries in Davao del Norte.
The Davao del Norte BPSF is the 19th installment of the Service Caravan, which is envisioned to visit all 82 provinces in the Philippines.
It is the 8th in the whole of Mindanao, together with Zamboanga City, Bukidnon, Agusan del Norte, Sultan Kudarat, Davao de Oro, Cagayan de Oro, and Tawi-Tawi.
“Hindi po natutulog ang ating pamahalaan (The government does not sleep). We continue to find ways to alleviate the condition of Filipino families, especially those who need assistance to tide them through many difficult days. Sinisikap ng administrasyong Marcos na iahon ang ating bansa sa kahirapan at sabay-sabay na aangat ang lahat (The Marcos administration is trying to uplift our nation from poverty, for everyone to rise as one),” Romualdez said.
Romualdez was joined by a historic delegation of 167 House members in the Davao del Norte BPSF. (PNA)
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