CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – “Kasunod po ng pag-grant ng absolute pardon ni Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., sinimulan na po ng DSWD ang pagbibigay ng suporta kay Mary Jane at sa kanyang pamilya ngayong nakauwi na siya at nagsisimula muli.”
Department of Social Welfare and Development spokesperson, Asst. Secretary Irene Dumlao said on Sunday, Sept. 27, when the DSWD Field Office 3 visited Veloso and her family in Gen. Mamerto Natividad, Nueva Ecija, and provided her with P30,000 in cash relief assistance along with her parents who each received P10,000. An additional P20,000 is set to be provided to her two sons on Sept. 28
During the visit, DSWD personnel also assessed Veloso for assistance under the agency’s Sustainable Livelihood Program, which provides livelihood support to eligible individuals and families to establish or strengthen sources of income.
As part of the assessment, Veloso expressed her interest in putting up a sari-sari store at their home as a source of livelihood for her family.
“Ang layunin natin ay hindi lamang matugunan ang kanyang agarang pangangailangan, kundi matulungan din siyang makapagsimula at maging mas self-sufficient. Nandito po ang Kagawaran upang gabayan siya at ang kanyang pamilya sa bawat hakbang habang siya ay muling nag-a-adjust sa kanyang buhay kasama ang kanyang mga mahal sa buhay,” said Dumlao.
The assistance forms part of the DSWD’s continuing efforts to provide appropriate social protection interventions to vulnerable families and individuals, including those who need government support in rebuilding their livelihoods and strengthening their capacity for self-sufficiency. DSWD-PR
