Project PROMISE provided seed money to the eight pilot barangays for alternative livelihood in case of hydro-meteorological disasters during a turnover ceremony on January 24 at the CMO conference room.
 

On January 8, PROMISE had distributed disaster preparedness gadgets to the same barangays.  
 

Mayor Lim’s chief of staff Mark Brian Lim, Center for Disaster Preparedness (CDP) project coordinator Mayfourth Luneta, disaster risk management consultant Mariz Palencia and PROMISE-Dagupan focal person and city agriculturist Emma Molina, led the turnover of checks to the punong barangays and representatives of the pilot barangays.
 
On behalf of Mayor Lim, the younger Lim extended the gratitude of the city government to the barangay officials for the implementation of project PROMISE in Dagupan, noting that the project really helped the involved communities in the city.
 

“This project is such a noble undertaking that we seek the continuous support and cooperation of concerned barangay officials and residents,” Lim said.
 

“The provision of an alternative livelihood fund is also one way of increasing the capacity and decreasing the vulnerability of the pilot barangays,” Luneta pointed out.      
 

Luneta explained that the amount for the alternative livelihood fund varies in each barangay depending on the purchase request of gadgets by the pilot barangays.
 

Bacayao Sur received P6,400 to buy tri-bikes for public transportation during flood. Bacayao Norte will set up a rice retailing business with a seed money of P11,560 while Mangin will put in place a Botika sa Barangay with a funding of P12,500.
 

Salisay, Tebeng, Pogo Grande, Lasip Grande and Lasip Chico, on the other hand, will establish a buy-and-sell business of recyclable materials. Salisay received a seed money of P12,500, P8,790 for Lasip Grande, P8,200 for Lasip Chico, P7,750 for Tebeng, and P6,815 for Pogo Grande.     
                                          
Other members of the PROMISE technical working group were also present during the turnover.
 

Project PROMISE or Program for Hydro-Meteorological Disaster Mitigation in Secondary Cities in Asia (PROMISE) is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). (Sunshine D. Robles)