P52.3-M in payouts released for 6.6K

LEGAZPI CITY --- The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Bicol (DSWD-5) has disbursed more than PHP52.3 million in cash payouts to beneficiaries of Project LAWA (Local Adaptation to Water Access) and BINHI (Breaking Insufficiency through Nutritious Harvest for the Impoverished).

Claudio Villareal, chief of DSWD-5’s Disaster Response Management Division, said each beneficiary received PHP7,900 after completing the 20-day cash-for-work and cash-for-training activities.

“We initiated our first payout on June 16, and disbursements are still ongoing,” he said.

The payout was distributed to 6,622 partner-beneficiaries from 33 local government units across six provinces in the region.

“There are additional payouts scheduled to be held in Mobo, Balud in Masbate province, and Legazpi City in Albay during the third week of this month,” Villareal added.

The DSWD-5 has allocated over PHP70.3 million for the project’s implementation in 2025, aiming to support 8,900 beneficiaries. (PNA)

PAYOUT. Personnel of Department of Social Welfare and Development in Bicol conduct payout for the beneficiaries of Project LAWA (Local Adaptation to Water Access) and BINHI (Breaking Insufficiency through Nutritious Harvest for the Impoverished) in Pandan, Catanduanes last July 2, 2025. DSWD-5 has disbursed a total of PHP52.3 million for more than 6,000 beneficiaries from six provinces. (Photo courtesy of DSWD-5)