BAMBANG, Nueva Vizcaya, Nov. 8 (PIA) - The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has provided assistance to three parentless children at barangay Buag here.
Gerry Nicolas, DOLE information officer said the recipients were siblings of an Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) who succumbed to an illness while in Singapore.
He said the parentless siblings received assistance from the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) through the Educational Livelihood Assistance Program (ELAP).
The received P10,000.00 as scholarship allowance for the first semester of school year 2020-2021 and P20,000.00 for their livelihood project on rice retailing," he said.
Nicolas said the the siblings have also been without a father since 2015, after the latter perished due to a heart ailment.
They carried on despite the personal tragedies and now have more resources to use to be able to reach their dreams," he added.(MDCT/BME/PIA 2-Nueva Vizcaya)
Source: Philippines Information Agency (pia.gov.ph)
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