The Provincial Treasurer’s Office (PTO) personnel has started releasing the cash allowances of community volunteers for the first seven municipalities of the Fifth District today, December 2, 2024.
Volunteers from Sara, San Dionisio, Concepcion, Batad, Estancia, Balasan, and Carles trooped to Concepcion municipal gymnasium to get their Php 5,000 allowance.
Governor Arthur Defensor, Jr. increased the allowance from Php4,000 to Php5,000 this year in recognition of the volunteers’ valuable help to the Iloilo provincial government.
There are around 14,500 community volunteers composed of Barangay Health Workers (BHW), Barangay Service Point Officers (BSPO), Day Care Workers (DCW) and Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNS).
They help in the implementation of programs and projects on health, social welfare, population and nutrition management.
Defensor allotted Php72.5 million for the allowances of volunteers this year.
The distribution of allowances is made per cluster or district for the convenience of the volunteers who need not go to the Provincial Capitol to get their allowances.
Here is the schedule for distribution from December 3 to 13:
December 3 – Fifth District
Barotac Viejo, San Rafel, AJuy, and Lemery with Ajuy as the Payment Center.
December 4 – Fourth District
Barotac Nuevo, Dumangas, Anilao, and Banate with Banate as the Payment Center.
December 5 – Fourth District
Passi City, Dingle, Dueñas, and San Enrique with Passi City as the Payment Center.
December 9 – First District
Morning: Oton, Tigbauan, Guimbal and Tubungan with Guimbal as the Payment Center.
Afternoon: Igbaras, Miag-ao, and San Joaquin also with Guimbal as the Payment Center.
December 10 – Second District
Alimodian, San Miguel, and Leon with Leon as the Payment Center.
December 11 – Second District
Pavia, Sta. Barbara, New Lucena, Leganes and Zarraga with New Lucena as the Payment Center.
December 12 – Third District
Cabatuan, Janiuay, Calinog, Bingawan, Maasin and Lambunao with Lambunao as the Payment Center (exact venue to be announced soon).
December 13 – Third District
Pototan, Mina and Badiangan with Badiangan as the Payment Center.
(Photos by Concepcion DCW Federation President Ofelia Navarro thru PA Raul Banias)
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