Workers and fisherfolk in Cantilan, Surigao del Sur now have more sustainable sources of income after receiving more than P2 million worth of livelihood assistance from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). 

In a ceremony on July 31, DOLE Surigao del Sur Field Office awarded P700,000 worth of livelihood supplies for the MMDC-SU Rice Trading and Agrivet Supply project of the Marcventures Mining Development Corporation—a legitimate labor organization of the Supervisory Union Association of Professional Supervisory Officers and Technical Employees Union, affiliated with the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines.

The DOLE also awarded P1.3 million worth of equipment to the NAGMAKAYO Fishermen Cooperative for its enterprise business named Production of Malunggay-Corn Coffee, Herbal Liniment Oil, and Ginamos na Amahong. 

The projects were funded through the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) Integrated Livelihood Program (DILP) and in partnership with the Local Government Unit (LGU) of Cantilan. demonstrating the current administration’s commitment to strengthening the delivery of vital government assistance to vulnerable workers in rural communities.

The awarding of livelihood packages is part of DOLE’s continuing initiatives to empower workers in the formal and informal sectors by supporting sustainable enterprises that promote local development.

Aside from providing livelihood packages, DOLE will continue to monitor and assist beneficiaries to ensure that government-funded initiatives are properly managed, generate long-term impact, and contribute to the overall development of local communities.

Representatives from both beneficiary associations expressed their gratitude for DOLE’s support and committed to sustaining and nurturing the livelihood projects entrusted to them.

The DILP is a DOLE flagship program that provides up to P50,000 worth of in-kind livelihood support to individual beneficiaries and up to P3 million for group beneficiaries.