Government cash assistance program benefits 25,000 residents in Cavite

A total of 25,000 Caviteños benefitted from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s three revolutionary financial assistance programs rolled out in Cavite recently– aimed at aiding those from the vulnerable sectors, students, and struggling small entrepreneurs.

Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez lauded the enduring Cash Assistance and Rice Distribution (CARD) Program, Integrated Scholarships and Incentives for the Youth (ISIP) Program, and the Start-Up, Investments, Business Opportunities and Livelihood (SIBOL) Program that continue to provide relief to citizens in need.

“I am very pleased that these programs continue to flourish and continue to provide much-needed aid to our citizens who are not included in established social amelioration programs like the 4Ps. Patuloy nating popondohan ito sa Kongreso dahil nakikita natin ang kabutihang naidudulot nito sa ating mga mamamayan (We will continue to fund it in Congress because we see the good it brings to our people),” Speaker Romualdez said.

For the CARD program, a total of 10,000 beneficiaries from all over Cavite each received P5,000 in cash assistance as well as 10 kilograms of rice in a simple distribution ceremony at the Imus City Grandstand.

Romualdez is the main proponent of the program, which provides assistance to vulnerable sectors such as indigent senior citizens, PWDs, single parents, indigenous peoples and others to aid in the daily cost of living.

The fund used for the cash assistance came from the Ayuda Para sa Kapos ang Kita Program (AKAP) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).

For the ISIP for the Youth – another program crafted by Speaker Romualdez – a total of 5,000 students received P5,000 in financial aid and 5 kilograms of rice in a distribution ceremony held at the Bacoor Elementary School.

Beneficiaries from this program receive financial assistance as they pursue tertiary and vocational education, to aid them in their continued education. The funds used for this came from the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations (AICS) of the DSWD.

Benefits for students enrolled in this program include enrollment under CHED’s Tulong Dunong Program (TDP) where students can get scholarship assistance per year amounting to a total of P15,000; priority slots under the Government Internship Program (GIP); and enrollment of their unemployed parents or guardians to the DOLE-TUPAD Program.

The distribution ceremony for the SIBOL Program took place at the Maple Grove in General Trias and saw 10,000 MSME beneficiaries each receiving P5,000 in financial assistance and five kilograms of rice.

The funds used for this program also came from AKAP.

Editor’s Note: This is an updated article. Originally posted with the headline “Bagong Pilipinas’ CARD, ISIP, SIBOL programs via Romualdez benefit 25,000 Caviteños.”