Bagac cashew growers to receive cash assistance from Capitol, DOLE

   CAPITOL, Bataan- The Saysain, Bagac Cashew growers will soon receive cash assistance from the Provincial Capitol and Department of Labor and Employment to further boost their livelihood.

   The Cashew growers assistance fund came after Gov. Abet S. Garcia granted P250,000 to them which is the Province’s counter part for “DOLE’s Kabuhayan” program in the region. DOLE will also provide another P200,000 in cash aside from providing them (Cashew growers) with technical assistance.

Wheelchair Assessors’ Workshop

The Province of Bataan thru our Honorable Governor Albert S. Garcia as the Chairman of the Provincial Council on Disability Affairs (PCDA) and Latter Day Saints represented by Mr. Benson Misaluchia, Area Welfare Service Manager, signed a Memorandum of Agreement last April 14, 2014 as partners in the provision of mobility devices for persons with disabilities.

Provincial forum on Expanded Senior Citizens Act held

Pursuant to Republic Act No. 9994, an amendment to R.A. 9257, otherwise known as the Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010 and for other purposes, the Provincial Social Welfare & Development Office in partnership with the Bataan League of OSCA (Office of the Senior Citizens Affairs) Heads and City/Municipal Social Welfare & Development Offices had conducted a Provincial Forum with the Drugstores Association of the Philippines (DSAP)-Bataan Chapter, Funeral Parlor Owners and Grocery Store/Supermarket Owners last May 8, 2014 at Lou Is Resort & Restaurant. Said forum became an avenue of discussion on issues and concerns in the implementation of the aforesaid law.