The Office of Congressman Angelo Marcos Barba requested funding from the Department of Labor and Employment to encourage livelihood grants that will help lift Ilocanos out of extreme poverty. DOLE sent its response to the Representative of Ilocos Norte’s Second District on 26 January 2024, Friday. Below are the contents of the letter:

“The Department of Labor and Employment Regional Office 1 expresses its sincerest gratitude for your unwavering support for all its programs. As part of the region’s commitment to the people of the 2nd district, we would like to inform you that the 8 Kabuhayan projects – 7 of which are from District 2, proposed in co-partnership with the Provincial Government of Ilocos Norte, have been approved.

Below are the said projects with their corresponding amounts with a sum total of Php 7,484,669.00

Livelihood Assistance on Cassava Processing
Badoc, Ilocos Norte
50 beneficiaries
Php 999,188.00

Mushroom Production and Processing
Badoc, Ilocos Norte
50 beneficiaries
Php 999,761.00

Mushroom Production and Processing
Solsona, Ilocos Norte
29 beneficiaries
Php 990,749.00

Bamboo Craft Production
Laoag City, Ilocos Norte
18 beneficiaries
Php 499,908.00

Bamboo Craft Production Project
Nueva Era, Ilocos Norte
26 beneficiaries
Php 499,576.00

Bamboo Hut Making
City of Batac, Ilocos Norte
20 beneficiaries
Php 499,681.00

Fish Production and Processing
Currimao, Ilocos Norte
56 beneficiaries
Php 1,498,246.00

Water Pump for Crop Production
Currimao, Ilocos Norte
60 beneficiaries
Php 1,497,560.00

Relevant to this, may we invite you to witness the awarding of check on February 02, 2024, 8 o’clock in the morning at the Provincial Capitol as part of the celebration of the 206th Foundation Anniversary of the province.

Thank you for your unending support to DOLE-INFO.

Respectfully yours,

Janelyn R. Martin
OIC, INFO Head”