Mayor Tekwa distributes Livelihood Assistance to Senior Citizens
With the assistance of the City Social Welfare and Development Office through CSWD Officer Ms. Nida Aroza, some twenty (20) senior citizens were the recent recipients of the financial assistance each amounting to Two Thousand Five Hundred Pesos Only (P 2,500.00) to serve as starting capital for their
piggery business.
Said livelihood assistance extended was personally handed over by City Mayor Coefredo “Tekwa” Uy to the members of Barangay Maulong Senior Citizens Association on January 09, 2013 at his office.
As bared by Ms. Aroza, the agreement for the assistance is that the piglets produced from their hog-raising must be turned-over to other fellow members who were not able to avail of the first batch of the said assistance.
The assistance extended to senior citizens forms part of the administration’s continued support to the said special sector of the community.