MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – Compassion toward fellow indigents becomes contagious among the beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilya Pilipino Program (4Ps) in Pangasinan amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.
Following the relief distribution of 4Ps beneficiaries in Asingan town to their indigent neighbors who are not yet part of the program, beneficiaries here pooled their emergency cash subsidies and donated relief goods to indigents in their communities.
On a Facebook post, the Department of Social Welfare and Development Ilocos regional office (DSWD-1) on Wednesday said the 4Ps beneficiaries donated PHP20 and PHP100 to buy relief goods.
DSWD-1 said some 30 families received the relief packs worth PHP150 to PHP200, which could last two days depending on the number of family members.
Each relief good contains a kilogram of rice, a sachet of powdered milk, 250 grams of sugar, a pack of biscuit, a bottle of fish paste or sauce, a small sachet of coffee, a can of sardines, two shampoo sachets, a sachet of toothpaste, a bar of laundry soap and a bath soap.
In some barangays, the relief packs include 500 grams of bihon and five eggs, the post read.
DSWD-1 said even some barangay officials, teachers, principals, and others have also donated cash, live chickens, and fresh vegetables that were also given as relief to those in need in their communities.
“The beneficiaries prioritized senior citizens who have no family members to help them, persons with disabilities, solo parents and other indigent families who are most in need and not yet included in the program,” the post added.
DSWD-1 said the 4Ps beneficiaries plan to again distribute relief goods next month from the emergency subsidy they will be receiving in May.
In Asingan town, through the 4Ps beneficiaries effort, they distributed last week a total of 232 relief packs --33 packs for barangays Carosucan Sur, 32 for Toboy Riverside, 75 for Cabalitan, 13 for Dupac, and 79 for Calepaan.
Aside from the relief packs, they also gave PHP500 to Barangay Palaris, as well as snacks and washable face masks for their community’s front-liners.
A group of 4Ps beneficiaries in Barangay San Leon, Balungao town has also donated vegetables from their own garden to their 20 other beneficiaries.
The group has its own vegetable garden since 2017. (PNA)
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