14/09/2022
BP2 beneficiaries start a new life in North Cotabato
Libungan, North Cotabato | A family of four (4) migrated back to town this January after Wenifredo Carcueva, the father lost his job due to retrenchment.
This happened during the peak of covid-19 pandemic.
“I felt useless as a father that I failed my family. I cannot provide for their needs that time since I don’t have a job, it was hopeless” expressed Carcueva.
Additional burden to their situation was when their house got demolished by the Local Government Unit of Davao City when they found out that the family was residing near a coastal area.
“When we bought the house lot they told us that we can stay and build a house over there. Unfortunately, years after they instructed us to vacate the area. We were left with no choice but to go back to the province” he added.
After 20 years in Davao City they went back to town and immediately applied at MSWDO Libungan for assistance. He was one of the two (2) qualified beneficiaries who received ₱40k transitory family support package from DSWD’s Balik Probinsya Bagong Pagasa (BP2) program.
Along side Carcueva is Joel Recones who also received ₱40k cash grant today from BP2.
He stayed for nine (9) years in Metro Manila and one (1) year in Occidental Mindoro where he worked in a construction firm.
“I lost my job during pandemic, my wife has also no job that’s why we decided to go back here in Libungan” exclaimed Recones.
These 2 are the first BP2 beneficiaries in town and they are expecting to received their livelihood assistance grant and housing assistance grant this year.
