{"id":7551,"date":"2024-08-03T00:10:57","date_gmt":"2024-08-02T16:10:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/?p=7551"},"modified":"2024-08-03T00:12:33","modified_gmt":"2024-08-02T16:12:33","slug":"mega-bagong-pilipinas-service-caravan-visits-eastern-visayas-provides-aid-to-253000-beneficiaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/2024\/08\/03\/mega-bagong-pilipinas-service-caravan-visits-eastern-visayas-provides-aid-to-253000-beneficiaries\/","title":{"rendered":"MEGA BAGONG PILIPINAS SERVICE CARAVAN VISITS EASTERN VISAYAS, PROVIDES AID TO 253,000 BENEFICIARIES"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>AS the Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair (BPSF) of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. celebrates its first anniversary this month, it visited Eastern Visayas to roll out a total of P1.26 billion worth of \u201cmega\u201d government services and financial aid to 253,000 beneficiaries &#8212; the largest so far in the history of the service caravan.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez, the main proponent of the BPSF, is very pleased with what the government program has accomplished so far, considering that the Serbisyo Caravan in Tacloban City on Friday that will end this Saturday is the 21st of such kind in the country since it began last year.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>He bared that this BPSF was region-wide &#8212; another milestone for the program &#8212; with the main Serbisyo Fair being held in Tacloban, and there are mini-BPSFs that were simultaneously held in Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, Samar, Southern Leyte and Biliran.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cSobrang proud na proud kami sa programang ito ni Pangulong Ferdinand \u2018Bongbong\u2019 Marcos Jr. dahil napakarami nating naabot na kababayan natin sa malalayong probinsya. Ito naman talaga ang esensya ng Bagong Pilipinas campaign ng ating Pangulo, ang ilapit ang serbisyo ng gobyerno sa mga tao,\u201d Speaker Romualdez, a lawyer from University of the Philippines (UP), expressed.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:image {\"id\":7555,\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/TACLOBAN-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/TACLOBAN-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/TACLOBAN-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/TACLOBAN-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure>\n<p><!-- \/wp:image --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cAt ako\u2019y naniniwala na natupad natin at patuloy na matutupad ang ninanais na ito ng ating Pangulo. Dadalhin natin ang mega Serbisyo Fair na ito sa buong bansa. Bibisitahin natin ang lahat ng probinsiya\u2019t mga malalaking siyudad at ilalapit natin ang tulong sa taumbayan,\u201d Speaker Romualdez, the leader of the 300-plus-strong House of Representatives added.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>The BPSF in Tacloban was also the largest in terms of the number of government officials who attended or a total of 241 members of the House of Representatives, 12 governors, three vice governors, nine mayors and 16 officials from the Executive Department.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>The opening program for the BPSF in Tacloban City was held at the Leyte Sports Development Center Grandstand where thousands of people witnessed the opening of the Serbisyo Caravan.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cSo this really is a BPSF for Eastern Visayas. Para na rin itong Thanksgiving celebrations natin kasi naka-isang taon tayong naghahatid ng direktang serbisyo at ayuda para sa ating mga kababayan sa malalayong lugar. Tunay na pinagpala ng Diyos ang ating BPSF dahil sa tagumpay nito,\u201d Speaker Romualdez said.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cAt dalangin natin ay mapuntahan ng BPSF ang lahat ng 82 na lalawigan ng Pilipinas, para lahat ay nakaranas kung paano inilapit ng administrasyon ni PBBM ang serbisyo publiko sa lahat ng tao,\u201d he continued.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>According to House Deputy Secretary General Sofonias \u201cPonyong\u201d P. Gabonada, one of the top officials of the BPSF, a total of 56 national government agencies participated in the region-wide service caravan, with over 328 services offered to more than 253,000 beneficiaries in all of the provinces in Eastern Visayas.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>He said that a total of P1.26 billion worth of programs and services were rolled out to Eastern Visayas residents, P807 million of which were in the form of cash assistance.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gabonada said the Departments of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and Labor and Employment (DOLE) \u201chave conducted and will continue to conduct cash aid payouts across Region VIII, which is expected to reach over 140,000 individuals.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Other region-wide activities include various scholarship programs of Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), including livelihood assistance and opportunities for various sectors of pre-identified eligible clients across Eastern Visayas.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThank you to everyone who has made the Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair a success. Your dedication and hard work are the driving force behind this initiative. Together, we will continue to build a brighter future for all Filipinos,\u201d said Speaker Romualdez.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AS the Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair (BPSF) of President Ferdinand R. 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