Cotabateños get cash aid

KIDAPAWAN CITY — Five thousand Cotabateños received P10,000 each during the distribution of the Presidential Assistance to Farmers, Fisherfolks and Families (PAFFF).

The assistance comes in time for the opening of the Kalivungan Festival held at The Basket, Capitol Compound, Amas, Kidapawan City with the distribution led by Interior Secretary Benjamin Abalos, Jr. and Governor Emmylou “Lala” Taliño-Mendoza.

The beneficiaries were farmers, fisherfolks, and families from Kidapawan City and from the municipalities of Pigcawayan, Libungan, Alamada, Aleosan, Kabacan, M’lang, Tulunan, Carmen, Banisilan, Matalam, Magpet, President Roxas, Antipas, Arakan, and Makilala.

The financial assistance came from the P50 million funding, which is a part of the P210-million aid allocated to local government units (LGUs) and provinces in region 12, aiming to address the impact of the El Niño phenomenon particularly on the agriculture and fisheries sectors. — Maya M. Padillo