DAVAO CITY (PIA) — The Department of Labor and Employment has livelihood packages for the beneficiaries of of the Comprehensive Social Benefits Program (CSBP).
DOLE-XI Regional Director Randolf Pensoy stated that DOLE actively contributes to the CSBP by providing assistance and overseeing its implementation within the region.
“Sa region karon naa man gud tay partnership sa kani atong Comrehensive Social Benefits Program ang atong beneficiaries niini tong killed-in-action or wounded-in -action (In the region we have a partnership in our Comrehensive Social Benefits Program where the beneficiaries are those killed-in-action or wounded-in-action)” Pensoy revealed.
He shared that DOLE-XI depends on the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) the lead implementing agency of the CSBP to profile the beneficiaries, enabling them (DILG) to deliver the essential livelihood assistance.
The livelihood assistance starts at P20,000 to P30,000 for CSBP beneficiaries particularly those families of killed-in-action uniformed personnel.
“For those wounded-in-action pwede pud siya makadawat sa atong livelihood program nga 20k to 30k (they can still receive our livelihood program of P20,000 to P30k),” Pensoy said.
He also mentioned that the aid comes in the form of cash assistance, provided that there is a designated livelihood program where the cash will be utilized. A beneficiary must submit a proposal for a livelihood venture, like a a sari-sari store, and that cash assistance will be spent to set up that store.
“Our assistance is in the form of monetary support but the money must be spent for that livelihood,” Pensoy said.
Implemented in 2016 by then President Rodrigo Duterte, the CSBP provides immediate and long-term assistance to affected families of uniformed personnel killed or wounded in action.
Department of Labor and Employment-XI Regional Director Randolf Pensoy
These include special financial assistance, educational and scholarship assistance, special welfare assistance, health and medical care assistance, shelter assistance, and employment assistance.
Uniformed personnel covered under Executive Order 110 series of 2016 are members of the Armed Forces, the Philippine National Police, the Citizen Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU), Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), Bureau of Fire Protection, and the Philippine Coast Guard, who suffered injuries or lost their lives from July 2016 onwards.
Since 2016, the government has provided a total of P777-million worth of assistance to CSBP beneficiaries, a portion is allocated to DOLE’s Integrated Livelihood Program (DILP).
Meanwhile, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos in his speech today, September 29, at the Dusit Thani Hotel, Davao City.tasked government agencies to promptly and effectively implement the CSBP particularly in distributing the assistance to the beneficiaries.
“Kung kaya naman, inaatasan ko ang mga kinauukulang ahensya na tiyakin ang maayos na implementasyon ng mga ito. Siguruhin ninyo na ang mga benepisyo ay mabilis na makakarating sa ating mga mamamayan ( I am ordering the concerned agencies to ensure the efficient implementation of the program. Making sure that the benefits will promptly reach the people)” the President said during the a thanksgiving event of CSBP beneficiaries in Davao City. (RGA/PIA Davao)
