October 10, 2024

Displaced workers in Cebu, Philippines village get hog-raising assistance package

A total of 100 displaced workers in a remote village in Cebu, the Philippines, had received a hog-raising livelihood assistance package from the Philippine government, a labor official said on October 2.

Marites Mercado, chief of the Department of Labor and Employment's (DOLE) Tri-City Field Office, said the recipients from Barangay Cambinocot received piglets, sacks of starter and grower feeds, vitamins, and dewormer.

"Each beneficiary received a livelihood assistance package worth over ₱29,000 (US$510.46) with each one having their pigpens as a counterpart," Mercado said.

The livelihood grant is part of the ₱3.2 million (US$56,326) worth of livelihood assistance released by the labor agency benefiting farmers, vendors, former security guards, and other displaced workers in Cebu City.

- PNA