Thirty Badjao fisherfolks and their families in Bicol region have received cash aid, motorboats, and fishing-related tools from the government to help boost and sustain their livelihoods, according to Ako Bicol Rep. Elizaldy Co. | FArgosinoINQ
Co, who led the distribution of the assistance, said that the project under the National Irrigation Administration IA Congress and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources , aims “to promote economic self-sufficiency, poverty alleviation, and sustainable
resource management among the Badjao fisherfolks.”“Ang tulong na ito ay hindi lamang magbibigay sa kanila ng hanapbuhay ngunit magdudulot din ito sa pangkalahatang paglago ng ekonomiya at kagalingan ng Badjao community,” Co said in a statement issued on Sunday.
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