PRLEC beneficiaries in La Union receive solar power kits from TESDA

SAN FERNANDO City, Feb.5 (PIA) – Twenty-five beneficiaries of the Poverty Reduction, Livelihood and Employment Cluster (PRLEC) led by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) in the Municipality of Santol received solar power kits on Thursday.

Recipients of this initiative of said cluster of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF ELCAC) are scholars of the community-based training conducted among the indigenous people in Sapdaan village called the “Kankanaey”.

These Kankanaeys underwent a two-day skills training on the basic installation and maintenance of solar-powered lighting system.

 

 

BENECIFICARIES. The indigenous people of Sapdaan village in the Municipality of Santol, La Union called the Kankanaey were chosen by the provincial government and were endorsed by the Joint Regional Task Force on Ending Local Communist Armed Conflict as the recipients of the Poverty Reduction, Livelihood and Employment Cluster's training scholarships and solar power kits. (CGRC)

According to Provincial Director Elpidio Mamaril Jr., this aims to provide those in the far-flung communities with their specific needs and then promote employment as they are equipped with necessary skills.

“Part ito ng scholarship program ng Special Training for Employment Program. When they are given necessary skills ay magamit nila kapag binigyan sila ng gamit para makapagsimula rin ng maliit na negosyo,” Mamaril said in an interview with the Philippine Information Agency.

 

He added, “In a way, this is to tell them that the government is not sleeping and that the government is here to provide interventions for them.”

 

Sapdaan was endorsed by the Joint Regional Task Force ELCAC in the Ilocos Region and the Provincial Government of La Union as it is classified as a geographically isolated and disadvantaged area.

 

Mayor Magno Wailan expressed his gratitude to TESDA for bringing the various programs in their community as it is very beneficial among his constituents.

“Yung ibang nag-training din noon, may mga trabaho na ngayon. Maraming salamat sa pagdadala ng mga ganitong programa dito sa aming bayan,” the local chief executive said.

 

Meanwhile, along with the distribution of said starter kits is the awarding of the training certificates that was led by the Deputy Director-General Gabriel Luis Quisumbing, Regional Director Vincent Cifra, PD Mamaril and their personnel. (JCR/VHS/CGRC, PIA LA UNION)

 

 

Source: Philippines Information Agency (pia.gov.ph)