THE Department of Social Welfare and Development Region 12 (DSWD-12) distributed cash-for-work payments to 13,302 beneficiaries. The beneficiaries were from the towns of Magpet and Midsayap in North Cotabato province and Banga in South Cotabato. John Kevin Camariñas, the program's deputy regional manager, said Friday that the distribution was carried out under the agency's Kapit Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) program. In Magpet town, at least 5,403 beneficiaries in 32 villages received P3,680 each on Thursday for 10 days of community service in their villages. 'The services they rendered include road cleaning, clearing of drainage canals, and gardening,' Camariñas said. 'We hope the spirit of bayanihan (cooperation) was developed among the beneficiaries,' he added. In Midsayap, North Cotabato, about 200 beneficiaries from Kiwanan village received P5,376 for 16 days of community services, and another 100 from the village of Upper Bulanan received P3,680 for 10-day services. In Banga, South Cotabato, 7,599 beneficiaries in 22 villages also received their payments. 'The amount may be small, but it will help a lot for our countrymen, especially for medicine and other basic needs,' said Daryl Doctolero, Kalahi-CIDSS area coordinator for Banga. Camariñas said more payouts are scheduled in the coming days.
