TARLAC CITY – The Department of Trade and Industry provided about P606 million worth of livelihood assistance to Central Luzon residents during the first
half of 2022.
The assistance came from the agency’s Pangkabuhayan sa Pagbangon at Ginhawa
(PPG), Covid-19 Assistance to Restart Enterprises (CARES) Program, and Livelihood
Seeding Program-Negosyo sa Barangay (LSP-NSB).
DTI supervising trade-industry development specialist Rowie Miranda said a total of 136 livelihood kits were distributed under PPG to help former rebels restart in the mainstream society.
A total of 146 business cliniquing were likewise conducted under PPG to help enterprises on their business concerns.
For CARES, 3,303 out of 3,428 approved loan applications were already released to beneficiaries engaged in enterprises affected by the pandemic.
A total of 7,626 individuals benefited in the LSP-NSB which has covered 80 barangays in Central Luzon in partnership with local government units to encourage and help potential micro entrepreneurs to start their own businesses.
With LSP-NSB, 403 starter kits were distributed to different barangays.
