Caravan of services benefits 2 ELCAC barangays in Antique

From the Philippine News Agency (Aug 28, 2024): Caravan of services benefits 2 ELCAC barangays in Antique (By Annabel Consuelo Petinglay)

GOVERNMENT SERVICES. Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) trainees receive toolkits during the caravan of services in Barangay Aningalan on Wednesday (Aug. 28, 2024). The caravan of services benefited 277 residents from Barangays Aningalan and Alegria, all from San Remigio town. (Photo courtesy of Antique Provincial Government Peace and Order and Public Safety)

SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The government’s caravan of services benefited 277 residents of two barangays considered as End to Local Communist Armed Conflict (ELCAC) areas in the municipality of San Remigio in Antique on Wednesday.

The activity gathered residents of barangays Aningalan and Alegria at the Aningalan Multi-Purpose Gym, where different services were made available by the Department of Labor and Employment, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), Philippine Army, and Integrated Provincial Health Office of the Antique provincial government.

Around 200 residents got free haircuts or availed eye and dental check-ups.

San Remigio Municipal Mayor Margarito Mission Jr. said his constituents are recipients of Driving National Certificate (NC) II and Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) training.

“During the caravan of services, the trainees were able to receive tool kits and allowances,” Mission said.

TESDA Antique acting Provincial Director Agnes Dimzon said 55 trainees of the Driving NC II received tool kits consisting of hydraulic jack and combination wrench, while 22 SMAW trainees received their allowances.

“The 22 beneficiaries or trainees of SMAW were able to receive a total of PHP59,840, which is 50 percent of their allowance given for their 34 days of training,” Dimzon said.

https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1232142