Bayanihan Grant to Province | Provincial Government of Northern Samar

Lope de Vega, Northern Samar - Gov Edwin Ongchuan leads the Provincial Government of Northern Samar in the 2nd Kauswagan Caravan in partnership with different national line agencies, private organizations, and other stakeholders.

During the event, government agencies together with partner institutions extended medical and dental services, distributed food packs, gift packs, seedlings, information materials, and offered legal services among others to more than 1,000 beneficiaries from 7 Retooled Community Support Program (RCSP) barangays.

Mayor Ana Palloc acknowledged and expressed her sincere thanks to the government agencies and partners who brought the services closer to the people of Lope de Vega.

Gov. Edwin shared during his message that this Kauswagan Caravan is part of his campaign promise to bring the services closer to the hearts of the people regardless of their political affiliation. This is to ensure that their felt needs are identified and addressed in the process.

This activity serves as a continuing effort of the government and the people working together to achieve lasting peace and genuine development.

LGU chiefs and other agency heads gather for Housing Forum

The Provincial Government of Northern Samar, in collaboration with the Office of First District Representative Paul Daza, holds Housing Forum yesterday at the Governor’s Residence, to explore housing program for low-income earners, and generally, the poor in the province including those living in danger zones.

Atty. Arnolfo Cabling, president of the Social Housing Finance Corporation (SHFC) presented to the local chief executives and other agency heads the socialized financing scheme of SHFC, as well as its services and mandate. SHFC is a government owned and controlled corporation primarily tasked to undertake socialized housing for the formal and informal sectors in the low-income bracket. While it does not grant free housing, it extends affordable payment scheme to community housing initiatives of up to 25 to 30 years.

The forum was participated by provincial officials led by Governor Edwin Ongchuan, Cong. Paul Daza, municipal mayors, barangay chairmen, national government agency heads and representatives. The League of Municipalities of the Philippines Northern Samar Chapter headed by mayor Galahad Vicencio, and Second District Congressman Jose Ong Jr. were partners in the activity.