The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 02 released P6.147M to Roxas, Isabela recently at DSWD Field Office 02, Regional Government Center, Carig, Tuguegarao City for the implementation of the Municipality’s various social protection programs.

The said amount was turned over   by DSWD FO 02 Assistant Regional Director for Operations Ponciana P. Condoy   to   Mayor Benedict Calderon together with other officials of the Local Government Unit of Roxas, Isabela.

The Municipality will utilize the said amount for programs relating to comprehensive intervention against gender violence (women welfare), community health team mobilization/family welfare program and establishment of halfway home or lingap center. Likewise, it will be of great help for the Kapit Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) project and sheltered workshop for older persons and persons with disabilities.

The amount released was   part of the total budget in the amount of P9,664,000.00 allocated for Roxas, Isabela for its social protection programs under Grassroots Participatory Budgeting projects.

Grassroots Participatory Budgeting (GPB) is an approach to preparing the budget proposal of agencies, taking into consideration the development needs of cities/municipalities as identified in their respective local poverty reduction action plans that shall be formulated with strong participation of basic sector organizations and other civil society organizations. ### By:  GELA FLOR R. PEREZ, Regional Information Officer II