Some ten (10) Aklan towns and two (2) Non-Government Orga-nizations (NGOs) are recent recipients of direct funding assistance from the Commission on Population (POPCOM).
According to Arturo P. Teodosio Jr., head of Aklan Provincial Population Office in Kalibo, Aklan the funding assistance is for the program on Responsible Parenting Movement (RPM) and Natural Family Planning (NFP) coursed through POPCOM’s Regional Office 6.
Teodosio said, "the funding support is an offshoot of Aklan’s good performance on RPM and NFP due to the strong support of Governor Carlito S. Marquez and the Sangguniang Pan-lalawigan of Aklan".
The first batch of the LGUs which received direct funding from POPCOM are Altavas, P175,000.00; Balete, P187,500.00; and Libacao, P424,200 (initial release). Director Vicente N. Molejona of the Regional Population Office personally turned over the checks to municipal mayors in their respective towns last Feb. 28 and May 14.
The other 7 towns which recently received their checks from POPCOM 6, also personally distributed by Director Molejona during a simple turnover ceremony at the Office of Governor Marquez in Kalibo were Tangalan, which received P225,000.00 (initial release); Batan, P50,000.00; Malinao, P125,000.00; Nabas, P125,000.00; Buruanga, P125,000.00; and Ibajay, P125,000.00. Also present during the turnover was Aklan Vice Governor Gabrielle Calizo-Quimpo.
On the other hand, the two NGOs are the Archbishop Gabriel M. Reyes Memorial Foun-dation, Inc. and the Medical Mission Group Hospital and Health Services Cooperative of Aklan received P630,000.00 and P15,250.00 respectively.
The recent funding assistance from POPCOM given to Aklan amounted to a total of P3,443,750.00. /MP
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