President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday extended PhP53.23 million in financial assistance and government services to those returning to the fold of law in Misamis Occidental, the province recently declared as insurgency-free.

As part of the assistance, President Marcos distributed PhP10,000 each to 120 former rebels under the PAyapa at MAsaganang PamayaNAn (PAMANA) program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).

President Marcos also extended PhP4,000 to PhP5,000 each to 5,000 beneficiaries under DSWD’s Ayuda sa Kapos ang Kita Program (AKAP).

Under DSWD’s Sustainable Livelihood Program, the President also provided PhP10.13 million in livelihood assistance to 37 associations.

He also distributed PhP4,380 each to 5,000 beneficiaries under the Tulong Panghanapbuhay Sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).

“It is our hope that through this Administration’s programs and projects, we will sustain the stability, the peace, and the progress in the home of all of those from Misamis Occidental,” President Marcos said in his speech during the declaration of Misamis Occidental as an insurgency-free province. | PND