| PGMA
vows to lift Abra out of clutches of poverty
 |
Pres.
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, assisted by Gov. Eustaquio
“Takit” Bersamin during her Presidential
visit to Abra. (RENY PAMPOLINA/PCPO) |
President
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo vowed to “lift Abra out of the
clutches of poverty” as she personally delivered government’s
enhanced social services to Penarrubia, a 6th class municipality.
In
her brief impromptu message delivered mostly in the Ilokano
dialect, the President said that Abra is one of the 10 poorest
provinces in the country.
“We
don’t want to take any chances...we will extend all
the support to uplift the lives of the people here,”
she said.
The
President promised to work closely with Abra’s local
officials led by Gov. Eustaquio Bersamin and Rep. Cecilia
Luna to eradicate poverty in the province as she noted that
based on 2006 statistics 50.1 percent of the province’s
population were ranked as poor.
“We
want to bring it down and we look forward to the day many
of you are no longer within the poverty line,” the President
said.
The
Chief Executive, accompanied by First Gentleman Jose Miguel
T. Arroyo, distributed 5,000 grocery packs, 50 bags of rice
and 27 certificates to operate Tindahan Natin to ease the
impact on the poor of rising prices of prime commodities,
especially rice.
To
enable the residents to augment their income from farming,
the President also distributed 100 TESDA-PGMA Training for
Work scholarships, 25 Masahista Ako and 25 Mekaniko Ako kits.
About
1,000 preschoolers and daycare pupils also one-kilo packs
of rice under the Food-for-School program, which aims to address
the problem of malnutrition, which has been cited as the cause
of the incidence of drop-outs among grade school pupils.
The
President also distributed 510 Educational Service Contract
vouchers and two certificates to operate a Botika ng Barangay
each with P25,000 worth of medicines.
In
keeping with the government’s commitment to the UN Millennium
Development Goal of lessening the incidence of maternal mortality,
the President distributed “Buntis” kits that included
vitamins and iron supplements for pregnant women.
After
the distribution of the goodies, she proceeded to the Bangued
Central Market to check on the prices of basic commodities.
She later expressed elation that prices in the market have
remained stable.
This
town was the second stop of the President’s Serbisyo
Muna Caravan this Holy Week. The caravan first rolled into
the plains of Malasiqui in Pangasinan yesterday. (PNA)
 |
| OTHER
NEWS: |
 |
Govs
hold vigil to reaffirm support for PGMA |
|
LPP
merges efforts to amend LGC |
|
PULLING
THE TRIGGER
By Gov. Douglas RA. Cagas, LLB, MBE, MNSA |
|
Gov.
Marañon bids farewell at 73 |
|
House bills seek transfer of jurisdiction of provincial
jails to BJMP |
|
LPP
thanks Malacañang for keeping hands off
Rizal landfill issues |
|
Catanduanes
dads urge PGMA to create special NBN-ZTE probe
body |
|
PGMA
brings fruits of economic gains to Pangasinan’s
poor |
|
PGMA
vows to lift Abra out of clutches of poverty |
|
PGMA
assistance continues to Eastern Samar flood victims,
provincial aid pours likewise |
|
Gov.
Auring bares Zambo Sur policy directions in next
two years |
|
P1.5M
gold ring of unity unveiled in Comval |
|
Photo
Releases |
|
| |
|
.gif)
